4 MTB Skills Everyone Should Know | Skills to Progress Your Riding

You've got the basic of mountain biking dialled and now you're seeking a bit more speed and flow on the trails. Rich shows you how to master pumping, drop offs, looking ahead, and cornering to help you progress your mountain biking.

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[marinberndt]

Who else thinks that they are slowly doing the same vids?😂👌🤘🤙

[jcsrst]

Those were all very clear and well explained, thank you!

[Klips]

Have to agree with the critics on this one...Seems repetitive, or that some key things are missing for us "beginners wanting to add speed/flow"...I like the end of the video on cornering, but believe this was rushed for the views; I could be wrong...Maybe you guys read our feedback for advice? Confidence definitely comes more with practice but also how well you can determine the safety of your course before deciding to add speed to certain sections...Looking ahead is great and common sense yea, but what about some hiking and cleaning up a trail that could be made to go faster? Because it's already ridable but a bit hazardous depending on your location? Is it legal to even do so?...We are watching from different parts of the world, and don't always have the best trails sometimes...I'm sure some of us are sneaking in rides or can't venture to our favorite spots with the current situation (covid)...We are looking for the best advice here on YouTube each week before we ride...We love getting inspired by all you great riders...Show us how we can use all these tips internationally...Just plainly going faster and hopping my way through what I have readily available without acknowledging regulations and or other safety measures doesn't allow me to use most of these cool tips. I think most beginners don't understand how complex it is to just go out and ride any trail like a master and then end up quiting hah Keep up the quality but give us more insight on the transition from beginner to skilled rider...How failing makes us better and how it happens; How to be more prepared for breaking down fear...Teach us don't just show us👊👊Be safe🤙

[dominik]

I love those Videos
Youre an Amazing team

[snowmanism]

Don't take this the wrong way, but I love when they crash in these videos. It lets me know that it can happen to anyone and doesn't mean this isn't for me just because I eat it every now and again. Had a stupid spill the other day that made me wonder if I should even be doing this. I do need to work for a living.. but I was OK and although it robbed me of some confidence, seeing solid riders crash makes me realize I can still get better and it's just something that is bound to happen now and again.

[James-yyvl]

There’s either not enough air in those forks or the rebound is set too low.

[raphaelroshwalb]

1 of them should be self control and to know when to call it quit

[jt]

I love your vids they are sick and you guys have inspired me me and lots of people to do the things you do now thank you GMBN 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[mtbwales]

Epic video guys thanks for keeping me very entertained in lockdown

[stopmotionsid]

The slow motion is the best part of the video

[Redz]

Copped a hard tail and I’m loving it, even better having this channel as the go to place for tips and tricks. Keep it up guys💪🏼

[midoriya]

Another amazing video. Will definetly learn these skills. Love you GMBN

[mjar]

So other pro mountain bikers teach drop offs a little different. I was taught to bring your chest to the bars before drop and then push your front tire down to trail to get on ground quicker while keeping your weight back to have more control. Your thoughts?

[shush]

Such a nice bikes . I could only dream of having one like that .:(

[sidekicksjn]

Like to see a video on steep shoots. I know it kind of lean back and hope for the best but any other tips would be helpful.

[haydenvisscher]

Hey guys, I've watched basically all of your 'how to choose your bike' videos but I still cant get a grip on it. Do you think you could make a video going into detail on which bike go choose but based on the type of bike, like downhill, slopestyle, trail etc. This is what I'm really trying understand as I am still definitely mostly a beginner rider.

[atm]

Who else scrolls through the comments while the video is playing

[bigmantomatohead]

Not watched yet but here are my guesses
Pumping
Line choice
Breaking
Body position

[goldfish]

I would like to see a video on steep rock slabs

[justsayin]

For drops I've always been taught push the front down, especially on a small drop like this. Most folks cannot do a manual off a drop. This reminds me of pro folks who loose sight of noobs, like me. I looked but didn't like.