Etiquette and Basic Skills (Mountain Bikes 101)

Last time we spoke about basic terminology, and defined terms you may have been too embarrassed to ask about. This time we take it a step further and talk about trail etiquette, followed by basic techniques to use on your bike!

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[rket_]

I found the moving someone after an injury part to be a bit simply explained. If the person has a broken arm, sure move them off the trail. If someone is suspected to have more serious injuries such as a spinal cord injury, DO NOT MOVE THEM. Send someone up the trail to warn people coming down so they have time to slow down. A persons health is more important than someone's strava time

[MarcusNesbitt]

Seth! You forgot one of the most important things in not pissing people off: don't litter!

[leannadawn]

I love this 101 series! My 19yo son has been an enthusiast since he was 12, and while I have spent countless hours watching mtb videos with him, these are the basics I needed! (Pls note he moved 900kms away this summer to work in Whistler, so watching these makes me miss him less 😢)

[StuffnThings]

Thanks Seth for talking about trail conditions and skidding. I’m a trail builder so I’ll reiterate the idea of “Don’t ride when it’s muddy” and “Don’t go skidding and ripping up the trails.” It’s hard and time consuming to repair trails that have been torn up from poor etiquette.

[Later_Nerd]

Seth just wanna say as someone who also comes from a BMX background I love how you incorporate that into your riding. Gives you a good bit of added style points.

[spaceman]

This is definitely the video I'm going to show my friends/students before I go riding with them for the first time! This video is very well-made and shares a lot of useful things that I would never have thought to tell the people I ride with until they've gone over the handlebars, or slammed into a tree because they were looking at their tire!

[CainnechK]

Seth can we get a badass but simple dad bike build. Im thinking converting a hardtail maybe even using a vry simple internal hub. A Jack of all kinda bike that a dad can use from their kids riding on with them to bike rides into their teenage years

[pyrobabyyoda]

Hey I’m finally early enough to see the 10 different people claiming to be first.

[crimvaxine]

Maaaan, just got into mountain biking because of you and Alex. Been binging your vids all the way back to 2016 hahahahaha

[kcanndoo]

I'm new to biking and I haven't made any biker friends yet so I am finding these 101 videos sooo helpful, thank you !!

[christianpeters]

Hey Seth, I started watching your videos with no prior knowledge of mountain biking and now, thanks to you I’m doing a fork rebuild on my new hard tail. Thanks for making such great content!

[trexy]

Seth in early 2022: So i broke my carbon frame again, can't remember where i repeatedly slammed it. 8:42

[frenchy]

a guide once told me that for newer riders it’s not the attack position, its the ready position. he explained that being ‘ready’ prepares you for what could be round the next berm - whereas ‘attack’ gives off the characteristics of aggression and not thinking logically about what you can actually safely pull off, and what will send you into the bushes! stay safe peeps

[gritmtb]

Seth is making good educational videos for all skill levels to get tips from, while making them amazingly entertaining, and easy to stay into. More people on YouTube should do this. Thanks Seth!

[gubs]

7:38 8 year old me learned this lesson the hard way after trying to go down a 4 foot drop with no experience, ended up scorpioning my self and the back tire hit the back of my head.

[bertram]

just watched a lot of your newe and older videos again and i cant express enough how freaking good you are at your job. like this is unamiginable good content! i think you are the perfect mtb youtuber, you just never miss. wow!

[rickeur]

This video was so interesting to watch, even after 11 years of riding

[everforwardhikes]

I can definitely relate to mountain bikes being banned from trails as an avid hiker i have almost been runover by fast moving bikes coming down the trail hauling ass yelling MOVE MOVE MOVE and almost running me over .

[LongPeter]

Shared use trail etiquette:
- Children: spot the bike coming and all move quickly and safely to one side of the trail.
- Adults: stand in the middle of the trail yelling at your kids to get over to the other side because the dog was there when you last looked.
- Dogs: attempt to lick oncoming bike.

[alexflosho]

Glad to know my HS MTB team teaches me everything but Manuals.