Why You Should Get Your Mates Into Riding Mountain Bikes

Mountain Biking is a great hobby, but more importantly, a social sport. If you're riding MTB on your own, you need to get your mates joining you! Riding bikes with friends is way better... and we've got two new friends, Rich and Blake, to tell you why 🤘

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Although cycling is done as an individual (unless you're Martyn Ashton on his crazy Random Tandem), it's way better when you ride with friends. Session trails, practice your skills and use a friend for feedback in order to improve! Or just follow them on a rollercoaster ride down your favourite trails 👍

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[Poopoobrigade]

Any time I mention mountain biking as a hobby to a friend they instantly picture spandex wearing road biker with a knobby tires. I think a lot of people's perception of mountain biking is that it's not an extreme sport and more just a workout similar to what you'd get in a gym on a stationary bike.

Maybe that's because there's not a whole lot of actual mountains around here. I have to drive 1.5 hours to north Jersey, south to Maryland, or west to Pennsylvania to hit and decent downhill or flow trails. Almost all my local trails are flat with short up/downhill runs.

[meteormedia]

03:02 Thats literally me, riding alone like this all the time. Damn I wish I had friends that are into mountainbiking

[Jantol]

"You can show off your skills"

Oh yeah I could totally do that.

[RndmBoi]

Only because of a friend, i begun to ride Mountain Bikes. But i am at the beginning of a big journey, and i already know how to fix almost anything on my very cheap MTB. And now i am looking forward to get better and better.

[juanhoyos]

Mountain biking cured my alcoholism. Even more when I had a friend beside me

[mrToglovski]

Ok now can you teach me how to get friends?

[frontierfishingwithryanmac]

Rich and Blake are such dynamic co-presenters! Keep up the good jobs guys!!

[mark]

People these days dont like danger or the cold or the wet 😂

[SomeIdiot]

I am eternally grateful to my friends who got me into mountain biking. I now ride nearly every day – even got a fatty for commuting in winter. Trust me, nothing strengthens a friendship like chilling in the ER after a failed attempt to match their line. Only my parents have made me feel that loved.

[chrism]

I usually go out alone I don’t mind, but I’m always meeting people on the tail that invite you to join them ! There’s a great mtb community here in CT.

[Nivag]

Introduction to new trails, I rode the same trails centre again and again and was getting a bit bored, Having mates to show you off piste and suggest other trails is invaluable.

[sibienf]

Cool. Now I just need friends and a mountain bike!

[davidlex]

I got into MTB quite coincidentally. Was rehabbing a torn Meniscus, and they had me on a bike all the time. Well, I used to be quite the roady, and had a really nice road bike. Started taking the fam out for riding, but my boy (on a BMX) wanted to hit the rough stuff. So I got a hybrid. Great! Then I found some proper trails, and it wasn't up to it. Got a proper full squish Canyon Neuron, ride ALL the time - but damned if I can get my buddies to ride with me. However, as others have pointed out, I have met tons of local riders, and made new friends. That's the best - and since they have been riding for years, they make me better. Get new friends, and keep bugging the old ones. Someone will give in eventually! ;)

[migatron]

It's normally me, myself and I

We're such great friends! We're almost inseparable!

[FDB]

I’ve tried and tried to get my friends into mountain biking but every time they say no.
:(

[naljurerobic]

In our village there is a old kona with boxxer forks. We asked our neighbour to give it to our friend who wants to start riding.

[JohnM-pr]

Oh, man. I know the feeling. I'm 43 In the last couple years. I've been riding. And I cannot find no one to ride with. Like yesterday I had such a good time. I was shredding the hell out of Lincoln Woods. And there was nobody with me to see and I couldn't record it and it was a bummer I had fun anyway, but Having someone what you would be very cool.

[mysticalyog]

GMBN must be the best channel ever. They upload everyday!!! How do they do it

[ery.m]

How to control/manage my hypertension?

MTBking!

[spookyboi]

I suggest doing a "trick series" with Blake to learn us new tricks