How To Progress Your Riding | Pushing Your Comfort Zone

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We all want to progress our riding skills whenever we go out, but it is easy to get into trouble when you try and push your comfort zone. Blake has some top tips to help you safely expand your comfort zones and improve your riding.
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Speed: When you want to get faster on your local trails, its easy to think you just need to pin every section of trail and just try to hang on. But you will actually find yourself going faster by taking your time, and entering difficult sections a bit slower.
Jumping: It's always tempting to just send it on the biggest jump you can find. But that is just a great way to hurt yourself! Instead, slowly work your way up from small tabletops to larger jumps when you feel comfortable doing so.
Cornering: Line choice is absolutely crucial in cornering. If you take your time to choose the right lines you'll soon find yourself flying around corners without going out of your comfort zone.
Linking full sections of trail: If you put together all of these tips, you'll be linking up full technical sections of trail better than you ever have!
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@sixstanger00 6 лет назад

Definitely the best advice is to ride, ride, ride. Don't go out of your way to push hard, just ride & repeat. The more times you ride a section, the more familiar you become with the conditions. There's a fast descent section on a trail where I ride. When I first started riding it, it took me nearly 4 minutes to cover the section. My best time is now 52 seconds. I know I can still improve some more, so I keep riding it - trying different lines, braking zones, cornering speeds, etc.

@sixstanger00 5 лет назад

Update: My best time on that section is now 44 seconds. Still improving

@mojaverc1585 4 года назад

Good job dude

@darraghmcgrath2714 3 года назад

sixstanger00 Next update?

@johnbouttell5827 6 лет назад

Blake. You are the voice of reason.

@LaurentLaborde 5 лет назад

and trees

@khayyamsabzali6140 3 года назад

@@LaurentLaborde lmao

@5492sparky 6 лет назад

Blake talking to the trees. Priceless! Great vid guys.

@nickwatkins5227 6 лет назад

Mark Collingwood I talk to kangaroos where I come from it's something like this GET OFF THE TRAIL SHOOOOO .

@mortonfrankfire5400 6 лет назад

Blakes funny lol. Always stuff to work on :-)

@terrybarkman3219 6 лет назад

I don't know if it's been mentioned but I think another tip would be riding with another rider who is better than you to progress your riding helps for sure

@gmbn 6 лет назад

Good shout Terry!

@kbalaz 3 года назад

Yes, old video revisited. I have been riding for 30 years on my rigid GT Karakorum K2. New drive and tires, but still ride with the boys on full suspension bikes and keep up for the most part. Recently found your channel and its helping me ride better and getting the most out of my bike, sadly newer better bike isn't in my future so I get the most out of what I have, and I'm 54 riding with young bucks 15 years younger than me. Cheers Blake, you make me want to ride more and more.

@carlatapia 6 лет назад

Blake will always be my favourite presenter. You are just great.

@markczechalien3592 4 года назад

You guys are just too awesome, thanks for everything.

@tomchappell3526 6 лет назад

I really dig your videos! You and your crew are incredibly knowledgeable and great at sharing it. Thanks a lot you guys, everyone of you and your sponsors for helping put this on! If you every find yourselves state side of the pond, come on up to Holland, Michigan and look me up. We can hit some of the amazing trails Michigan has to offer!!! Thanks again and keep it up!

@cameronparker-graham408 6 лет назад

Love how Blake is bringing some of the comedy that GCN has to GMBN love these videos

@billmorley4134 6 лет назад

Great video Blake

@seantierson2633 6 лет назад

this was a really great video. seems I've been stuck in a rut lately and hopefully this will help!

@Grokayou 6 лет назад

Very nice video guys !

@AndyBeal1 4 года назад

Still plowing through all the great videos on this channel. Loved the tips in this one, but Blake asking the trees what they thought was the highlight! 😜

@samaxel_19 6 лет назад

You are best presenter in gmbn! Cheers!

@jonaskinner5273 6 лет назад

Excactly what I need! Thank you!

@eoghanshanahan3048 6 лет назад

Great video guys👍

@louimcgee6146 6 лет назад

this video will help me alot thanks

@TFritz82 5 лет назад

Slow is smooth and smooth is fast!

@eeeeric1966 6 лет назад

Very fun! Blake for president :)

@bobcat5496 6 лет назад

Look guys, they messed up the audio, get over it. Blake more than makes up for the audio miss balance with his savagery!

@riggermortisfpv526 6 лет назад

I made a move of nearly 4000km from eastern north america (fairly flat) to the pacific northwest.....my first ride here was intimidating to say the least, and I have found that spending maximum time in the natural knarly trails has really helped my confidence when riding wide ass groomed park trails, now I just need to go build a small jump and work up those nerves again, I used to be very confident with jumps when I was a kid (30 years ago) riding BMX.

@stefanwalter9602 4 года назад

Damn blake, your mix between funny and serius is awsome 👌 Always enjoy your videos, ceep on going 👏👏👏

@bikeface3660 6 лет назад

Cheers Blake I shall be watching this and taking notes!! 😂💪🏽

@adammoffett6935 6 лет назад

Great vid

@bobcat5496 6 лет назад

Love ya Blake! Your a savage, keep shredding!!🤟🤟🤘👍

@devy2458 2 года назад

Great tips I get from your video's, im just starting with mountainbiking so these tips are really helpful. The only problem where i live is, most tracks have gotten really soft and muddy because city doesn't maintenance the trails anymore :/

@salkdjfasldkfjsdlk 6 лет назад

Like a mini-coach session. Cheers

@brekdakbanchamek6454 2 года назад

Just Ride and Ride, When You Feel that you have improved! Do it more with more power too! And Repetitions Makes your Practice perfect for Mastery! THANKS BLAKE 😊🌄😇💖💯

@whispymixer6940 6 лет назад

Awesome!

@spider4423 6 лет назад

Blake now talking to trees. Can you also upload bloopers ? I bet they are hilarious.

@gmbn 6 лет назад

Bloopers 3 came out not long ago! Check it out here: gmbn.eu/fails2017

@jdvaldivia 6 лет назад

The exact video I needed, I crashed on a jump for being too confident and going super fast without the proper skills

@danzelhill 6 лет назад

4:42 - Man, Blake is simply the coolest presenter EVER...give that man an Oscar.

@jessetrue2956 5 лет назад

Yep. Went to a jump park and let some guy tell me to just go for it. No previous biking experience and hit a 7ft step up with a 15ft gap. Needless to say the huge downhill run up siked me out because I felt like I was going too fast. But I came up short, re-fractured my wrist, and fractured my ankle from casing it. So. Lesson learned, start small. Don't let peer pressure affect your riding.

@lukasp_mtb9975 6 лет назад

the problem is i have either small or huge jumps at my local trails, nothing in between to progress😒

@alexscott910 6 лет назад

freak ride the small ones often. And then one day jump when youre prepared Jump and hope for the best :D

@tomsharpe8181 6 лет назад

We legit just have massive jumps

@riggermortisfpv526 6 лет назад

Same here, the closest park is Coast Gravity, and its either tiny boring shit or slopestyle monoliths.

@lucaphilfranze6922 6 лет назад

RU-vid User Same here lol

@mtnmikebikes7893 6 лет назад

Whats one day of digging when it gives you endless days of riding

@slimbeaux 6 лет назад

I always come into turns to fast and have to brake through them But it always feels like I am going way slow when I don't. Feels weird. Well done Blake. Good advice and good teaching technique. But I still know you're a Crazy Man.

@coltcoffman716 6 лет назад

yo sweet video i watch every vid on this chanel

@g.m.7558 5 лет назад

Ahahaha I love this boyman I love so much much much love Blake!!!!!!!!!

@mitchwarren1600 6 лет назад

Personally I like the music loud ! Especially on my bike!!! Silence the trail and ride better! Great shirt Blakey even Greater Lesson👍

@nimacrpm3699 6 лет назад

You guys need to make a bike collection video!

@aokigabriel 5 лет назад

hey man nice video, thanks for sharing! which bike are you riding?

@robinkummel5666 6 лет назад

Your Videos ar the best

@gmbn 6 лет назад

Cheers Robin!

@jdssurf 6 лет назад

Ur awesome Blake

@brandonaustin3040 6 лет назад

Perfect vid for me i had found a jump today that i didnt really have the confidence to do

@HenriArmstrong 6 лет назад

Hay you guys go a new camera. The colours in this look amazing

@nread1135 6 лет назад

Request for you Blake - progression from tables to mellow doubles / rollers to full-on dirt jumps with separate launch and landing? Any tips?

@nickwatkins5227 6 лет назад

I'm always trying to progress on my comfort zone sometimes it works other times it doesn't but at the end of the day I've had a great 👍 time . You Yangs Australia 👀

@somebody702 6 лет назад

that's a good video, I'm only 6 months in mtb but love it :)) I'm still bit of a fright when it comes to roots and tree stupms, there's loads of them where I ride (Ireland) and mud doesn't help here at all..If I ride thru it slowly I'm loosing my balance , trying to speed up a bit and I end up with dead grip and a scream of joy and fright haha :) any tip how to ride such a slalom ?

@alejandrosantacroce4327 6 лет назад

Great video, thank you!

@olliepeters8097 6 лет назад

Nice bike

@mattysaiyan4 5 лет назад

Will you make a video of front wheel washout plz blake 🤙vids are ace👌

@mtnbike4lifemaxxis837 4 года назад

Blake please come to greenville south carolina and ride baliey mountain bike park with me it will be an absolute blast

@corebreaker85 6 лет назад

quick idea: how about a segment where the lads go over fails and bails and explain what went wrong and how to avoid it

@rickmartin976 6 лет назад

Great idea! They could make that a whole new series.

@gmbn 6 лет назад

That's in ask GMBN Every now and then! The segment is 'Correct me if i'm wrong"

@stevelongton2992 5 лет назад

Can you do a video on selecting the right gear, I always seem to be to low or to high, is there a way of ensuring you are in the correct gear before the hill starts or the descent starts

@Remcovlaminckx 6 лет назад

Hi Blake. I have a question for you. You recently tried clipless. Well I'm trying flats now but when I jump I get the feeling I can't control the bike in the air. This because my feet are lose on the pedals. I have some nice dmr vaults with fivetens so that's good but still I don't have the feeling I like to jump. Do you have any tips? Sell the vaults and go back to the mallet e of just ride more? With kind regards.

@ollydickinson2196 6 лет назад

Blake knows what to do. Listen up! 😂

@markpocock62 6 лет назад

Will u guys bring in some more green camo jerseys in small back in stock it would be really cool if so 😎

@da12641 5 лет назад

Lol..great rider and a natural comedian

@TheBikingViking 5 лет назад

I just love how Blake says "here"

@ArthurMac15 4 года назад

"Oowvah Heeyah"

@paddyrobinson5194 6 лет назад

you should do a video on how to service coil suspension

@nicholasmakowski9248 6 лет назад

Blake! Could you guys talk about how to get better grip in turns on a hard tail so I can ride them a bit faster and more aggressively. I obviously can't compress into the turns like I can on a full sus.

@stefandjalic 6 лет назад

Blake and Sam are best freeriders duo...

@markhildner9044 4 года назад

The beat at 1:00 lmao🤣

@benediktgalli4040 6 лет назад

Awesome video! One question: what frame size has the bike?

@gmbn 6 лет назад

Blake rides a Medium sized frame :)

@adpep8756 6 лет назад

I sound a bit like zoolander as I can't turn right, hit left turns are definitely easier as I'm left footed. I can lay the bike down and unclip the foot on the left, speaking to others they have similar issues. Any tips for confidence on week footed side turns.

@D91Mart 3 года назад

Yeah I learned the hard way I went from jumping 10 foot table tops to trying a 20 foot table top result= trip to the emergency room second broken caller bone and 4 months recovery all during the summer 🤦‍♂️

@thedeans9506 6 лет назад

Sweet track! Where’s that at?

@jlk7107 5 лет назад

How come the musics always twice as loud im constantly turning the volume up and down lol. Nice vid though as always

@kzinty 5 лет назад

I love the acting! When I jump the foot that is back pulls the rear wheel to that side and I always tend to steer left mid air, than landings get squirrelly. I am using an 18" straight ramp (not a kicker) My drops are fine. I am not bunny hopping either. Any tips?

@kentearl244 5 лет назад

Any advice about how to stay mentally strong when coming back from an injury? I broke my wrist on a large slope style line and I just started to hit the Large line again, but I still have all sorts of nerves and second thoughts. Not hitting them with confidence at all.

@klonkrieger121 6 лет назад

Im having trouble with a somewhat bigger table (its about 1,8-2,0m high and 2,5-3,0m long). Most of the time, I approach the takeoff straight but then in air, im beginning to tilt sideways - almost sending me over the bars. Do you guys have any advice?

@jeremymartel457 5 лет назад

@blakesamson, im at a level of medium-expert and i don't have confidence in my cornering traction... Im always scared to put the bike to much at angle and skid on the face.. What it the tip ?

@bryn_appleton 6 лет назад

Nice

@wolfmtb57 6 лет назад

Yeah Me and a friend have found a jump with a little side kick and we always hit the table with our back wheel

@nickraiger52 6 лет назад

Blake, when I jump I keep feeling like I am twisting the bike in the air. Kind of an unintentional tail whip. How do I avoid this so I can get the confidence to progress to bigger jumps?

@lucianogerman5778 5 лет назад

Wats the song at the beginning so I can add it to my mtb playlist

@Ampedmountainbiking Год назад

Can you jump with only one leg? Like I know many do with a below the knee amputation, but I'm an above knee amputee and ride with a full leg prosthetic leg, and have to rely on my organic leg to bend whilst descending out the saddle. I just can't get my head around jumping the bike 🤔

@TheDustyShredder 6 лет назад

Cornering and rock gardens, especially when the garden is after the corner...and that corner is a switchback. Any help with that sequence?

@indonaldwetrump2546 6 лет назад

I got the 100th view 😂😂😂😂 loving the video too so cool guys

@LordAmang 5 лет назад

push myself a bit and ended in a big crash. getting back to riding again, but getting panic to drops or down slopes. what should i do? whole body getting stiffed as a concrete post even in a straight downward slopes.

@MTB_Nephi 5 лет назад

Where is this cool Bikepark 😮

@rebeccamclaren97 5 лет назад

I just came back from a bank holiday day at Hadleigh Olympic Bike Park in Essex, and I *so* wish I'd watched this before going! Some of the sections were a bit sketchy and I quickly lost my confidence after I fell on a technical downhill section. There are loads of tight corners and berms to deal with too which I've never attempted before. They look simple enough and I've watched all the videos on how to tackle them, however my mindset was just so rubbish today so I just ended up doing blue and red routes, and avoiding most of the tight corners and techy trails. *Comfort is the enemy of progress,* they say. I also really lost my confidence after people kept going the wrong way down trails.... isn't it just the most annoying thing ever when you're sailing downhill on a single track, powered on pure adrenaline, and then some idiot comes full pelt towards you in the opposite direction?! 😡

@tummygaming9667 6 лет назад

NIICCE

@sherrileebutler4145 6 лет назад

i feel like i am not quite getting enough speed coming up to a jump and ialso feel a bit stiff in the air is there anything you could help progress with that. ?

@matijak4888 6 лет назад

I pushed my comfort zone and I broke my hand D:

@bonzsk 6 лет назад

it happens...! same for me... 4 broken bones in one wrist for pushing a big table too hard

@ericmitchell3922 6 лет назад

I ended up breaking my tailbone once, fun story...

@grumthebarber4508 6 лет назад

I broke my leg once... I wasn’t on my bike

@reecemanifold1252 6 лет назад

hahaha i broke my neck on a drop of and riding again within 10 weeks, shit happeneds its a risk you accept

@jonathanhowson6420 6 лет назад

stop moving furniture and ride your bike ;)

@jameswilman1490 5 лет назад

Just send it isn’t always right. Sometimes you have to work up to thinks to grow your confidence

@kllebollmannen3007 6 лет назад

New editor? Two tips for future videos; 1: don't use so much saturation and orange in the image. 2: Balance the sound better. We dont need the music to be soo much higher than his speach ;)

@kllebollmannen3007 6 лет назад

No no no. Just look at 6:56 there is way to much orange and green. The picture gets all messy and kladdig. Don't you agree?

@mtnmikebikes7893 6 лет назад

I felt the same about the music being louder than the commentary. kinda blew me away and i had to keep adjusting it.

@ArthurMac15 4 года назад

The music thing, sure, the saturation thing... dumb suggestion.

@ilikerealflight 6 лет назад

wat? no inserted clip of Doddy going over the berm?? That'll never get old, especially as an example of what not to do

@aliens1990990 6 лет назад

more air than richard branson lmfao love it hahahaha

@NoLimitFrenchyNoLimitFrxnchy 6 лет назад

Just send it

@joshandthejam7806 4 года назад

I'm struggling with keeping speed in banked turns. I know you always say to slow before the turn but i'm always riding the brake. May be due to the fact the first time i rode a trail i lost the front end being too agressive in dry conditions.

@max4401732 5 лет назад

Hello blake I have a problem I'm too static on my bike and not asser mobile I freeze at the time of jumps and am crisper how to reduce this problem and get out of my comfort zone

@princetamrac1180 3 года назад

5:46 " *ᵁʰʰ ⁿᶦᶜᵉ* "

@iseabeck9488 6 лет назад

I probably sound like a broken record, but cornering on flat ground quickly. Lots of rock and sand here in the desert.

@jakeoz6053 2 года назад

“Ooooh wow , good hell”

@bathroomremodeling4993 5 лет назад

Question . Should I brake if I’m going to fast , right before the corner ?

@bassman87 6 лет назад

if say my biggest weakness is bike control in the air. if a jump throws me in a weird way, I have a hard time correcting my bike position to land safely.

@kylelinnell7641 6 лет назад

#askgmbn hey, I have two Australian Shepard’s and try as I might some how dog hair finds its way around the bike!!! In the jockeys wheels is especially bad please is there anything to help aid this problem!!!

@jackjordan8436 6 лет назад

I struggle with getting lift off the face of a jump at my local dh park

@amartin7377 6 лет назад

Like a few others have mentioned, jumping is my weakness. I never feel confident and can never seem to get the bike to be predictable every time. I guess it's just practice but any further tips would be great.

@gmbn 6 лет назад

We've got some videos for that! Search jumping followed by GMBN in the RU-vid search bar and choose your flavour!