How To Ride A Pump Track | GMBN Teaches GCN MTB Skills

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you took a 'roadie' to a pump track? Well in this video, Rich Payne is joined by @gcn 's Conor Dunne at Rich's local pump track. Conor is there to learn one of the most important of the fundamental skills of mountain biking... Pumping! In hopes that when he hits the trails again he is more prepared than last time.

⏱ Timestamps ⏱
00:00 - Welcome!
00:34 - What level is Conor starting at?
03:38 - Correcting Conor’s body position
07:13 - Line choice around berms
10:02 - Perfecting Conor’s pumping
12:21 - Moving onto manuals and jumps!

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What skill would you like to see Conor attempt next?

[komoonkh]

In the beginning, he rides it stiff like a roadie. At the end, he easily flows around. Great progress!

[francissport]

Just what I need to start with the local pumptrack which has been just built on my city
Thanks GMBN!

[hoozn]

Truly great energy between the presenters. Looks like they had a lot of fun, and so did I lol
We are nearly there with the likes. Go Connor, jump that cheeky bastard! 🤘

[phoenixinthetrees]

Conor's improvement was visible by the end of the video. He might like to think about what body position he gets into on a road bike when on the drops descending and cornering - it's a similar body position to what you need when riding the berms on a pump track or trail...

[joostdeen]

Give that man a jumping course with Blake 🤙🏾

[michaelplantarich]

Please do more of these collabs! These videos are great

[VFXBishop]

So proud, going outside your comfort zone is never easy.

[matt_acton-varian]

Well done Conor. I have to say I think I know what Conor meant about "easy". I find it very easy to initiate a manual on a roller, the hard part is committing to holding it.

[deadcandisco]

Love these cross channel videos. I'm a MTBer at heart, but I also really like watching these guys over at GCN, because I also do some flatbar gravel riding and they do some great videos there as well.

[brianjoyce]

Around the 4:00 mark, another reason why the front wheel gets wobbly going over a bump is the contact point on the tire is higher up than usual, pushing the rest of the wheel to suddenly want to go sideways. So, hold the handlebars steady as you go over the ridges.

[dvs]

For me, going around the berm isn't always about the line, but the commitment. It's not just that you have to lean, but your brain has to be okay with you going almost parallel to the ground, depending on how steep the berm is. This is NOT a natural feeling. I can pep talk myself all I want, but if the speed isn't just right, my immediate reflex, no matter how much I say not to do it, is to try and stand up, which then loses grip as the bike is on the side knobs and I end up sliding down.

Going lower feels alright, until you go too fast and get shot out the top, which I also have experience with.

Also, my local pump track has a straight away to get speed going into a big berm, but some have suggested that it may not be the way I turn. However, going the other way puts me through a lot of tight berms, which are not easy to get speed on. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I haven't been in a while as I've found some trails closer to me to ride. But I might give it a try since it's been raining. The pump track should dry up before the trails do.

[linea]

The physics of Connor backflipping. You need to make that happen.

[jamesj]

This is easy for muli-talented Conor as long as it’s not long distance~👍

[brainleak]

Shorts are a little baggy, You're getting him, it's working keep at it!

[chrisvincent]

Great video. I was looking at this wondering where you filmed it. Then it twigged, Cheddar! The rugby club and res gave it away 😊

[mizanurabu-ramadan]

I got my first MTB when I hit grade 9, It was a size small giant hardtail. It is heavy, but bulletproof. I grew to 6'4", and kept riding it as it outlasted another bike I bought. I took it to a pumptrack and was basically a BMX under me. I did...not do super well lol. I need to get myself a new MTB, I've been riding a road race bike and idiotically taking it on on some serious gravel to fill the void lost.

[kennethcampbell]

yeah Rich I'll move over one pace, cut frame and return and your further over again. Got him on a better line though. Watch out for the paint on a damp track with almost slicks

[Jackofafewtrades]

Give the poor man a higher rise bar next time, for the love of god.

[enriquechido]

Corner turning into a mtber would be awesome