10 MTB Tips For Beginners | Setup And Riding

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Everyone wants to get better at mountain biking, in this video we talk you through a few basics that are important to master so that your MTB skills can develop. Even the most experienced pro riders regularly practise these basics and examine their bike setup and fit.

Other than making sure that your bike is set up correctly for you, these simple body position basics are what will make the biggest difference in your skills, and improve your confidence.

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What do you wish you knew as a beginner mountain biker? Let us know in the comments 👇

gmbn

Cool, im about to get into mountain biking.

hannes

Thank you. Great video, really engaging and well explained. I'm a 50 Year old newbie. If only I'd watched this last week before I hit my first tree :)

leepope

Neil is great!
Clear and interesting to listen, keep up the good work!

MaverickNA

Neil you forgot one of the most important bike setup checks - when you get the start of the trail or a good descent check that your fork and shock aren't still locked out! And if you have a fancy dual position fork (where you can adjust the fork length with a flip of a switch) check that it is in the maximum travel position... don't know how many times I have gotten to the end of the trail and thought to myself "man I am not feeling it today, the bike seems so twitchy and sketchy" to then look down and see that everything is still locked out from the

daleheffernan

Another big tip is to really keep an eye to the weather. If there is a big rain storm where it dumps water the night before, be careful about going on a technical trail in the morning. I made a mistake last weekend in New England in the US and went over my handlebars because there was some mud in front of a small rock. It slowed down my bike enough to not allow the bike to roll over it and the bike stopped and I kept going. If it was dry out, I would have rolled right over it, but I am still just learning. So, if you are still developing your skills like myself, take on newer, technical trails only in the best conditions. And also, ride with a friend.

natejc

I like the front brake on the right. Coming from a motocross background it makes sense to me.

TRGP

Tyre pressure add on : pressures will vary depending on body weight.

CrazyBikerGuy

Anyone else who isn't even a beginner but watches this anyways?😅

alexanderwanner

Thanks for all these tips. One of the best, I have not heard somewhere else for mountain biking is: Look where you want to go. When I practiced for my motorcycle license the instructor said exactly that and it saved my life already a few times. Don't look at what you are scared of but look at where you want to head.

danielb.

This is a VERY informative and useful video! Thanks so much for making this!

nman

Just bought my first MB today... have been doing Tri for three years and wanted to mix it up a bit. Wow... what have I gotten myself in to??!!! lol. From GTN to GMBN. Great vid. Sub'd.

Try_n_Tri

I am just getting a new mountain bike and looking to get off road again after not biking since my Orange Clockwork got stollen in around 1993 and I am pleased to say this video reminded me of a ton of things I used to do! Good to know the techniques are still the same so I should be good to go. 😀

MikeGlorfindel

This is exactly what I’ve been looking for. Others seem to think beginner is how to jump the bike. Whereas I’m still learning to lift the front wheel off the ground so I don’t smash into curbs and buckle my wheel.

jackconnor