Absorbing Trail Features & Maintaining Speed | How To Bike with Ben Cathro EP 4

Absorbing trail features and obstacles properly is crucial if you want to go fast on a bike. Ben Cathro breaks down how to properly absorb a variety of features without getting tossed out the front door or entering the dreaded passenger mode.

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[woody]

Two things:
1) I've definitely been realising of late that I need to be braver about getting my weight forward. It's helped hugely with my cornering, can't wait to try it with the steep rolls.
2) I love the comedy in these videos and Ben's willingness to take the mick out of himself!

[kelseyyu]

‘How to bike with Ben’ has became my favorite series. Clear and fun!

[kennethelliot]

Best mtb skills and entertainment out there. Pb has a gem for sure. Love the series Ben

[Nate_K]

Driving the legs down through the drop is a solid tip. Thanks

[rstrakovsky]

I've started going to the local pump track and it's amazing how much it helps with the timing on these features. You basically get unlimited reps on bringing your bike into your body coming up on a rise and pushing it away on the descent. The best kind of skills is the one that becomes second nature and you can concentrate on everything else that's happening around you.

[willcotter]

Having watched hundreds of technique videos.... this is far and away the best series I've seen.

It's the slow mo right vs wrong demos that really give you the tools to implement, but you can actually trust the advice as you can see it in action.

The braking in episode 5 is a game changer for me. To pitch back and move forward at the last second before releasing has seen me really make use of my powerful brakes.
Ben is the perfect instructor.

[leehenderson]

Pinkbike do what you can to keep Ben on your team he's class

[melwestlake]

Great tips, Ben! The graphics of seeing your head and torso staying in line while the bike follows the ground is awesome! Body position on the rollers makes perfect sense too so you can throw the front end down then the rear. You having fun while presenting his makes it all the better. I'd love to see you and Blake Samson get together on a tutorial! A ton of great advice and laughs for days!! Keep them coming!!

[bill]

You earned the thumbs up. Finding this series really useful. I'm analysing my own riding when out and about.

[peter-zsml]

Looking forward to every one of these. Especially appreciate the ghosting of sections showing the wrong and right way. And the measurements/angles. Really puts things into perspective. Thanks!!!

[randomdudeontheinternet]

You are basically "The Useless Trials" of MTB. The Youtube MTB tutorial space has needed you so badly. Thank you so much.

[craigrandolph]

Ben, loving the series! The content is great along with how it's presented. Thank you.

[richardswales]

Ben is the man when it comes to Articulating what is going on. 👍🏻 love these.

[GOmotorsports]

Thanks PB, Cathro is killing it with this series. So much good info and well explained without being too serious.

[eriksen]

crazy how much effort he puts in making these videos... he really wants to make everything clear and understandable

[poeblack]

This is truly my favourite video series ever, I can't wait to see Ep 5

[unknownKnownunknowns]

Such a helpful vid!. The comparative graphics are amazing! Keep it up. Thank you

[WildOutdoorLiving]

Definitely going to be applying these tips on my next ride! Thanks

[emilegoguely]

Thanks Ben, I coach juniors and hearing it explained to me helps explain to them. The visuals are on point, well done!