How to ride FAST on your MTB (with NO FEAR)

Want to ride faster on your Mountain bike with no fear? Let's not make things more complicated than they need to be.

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0:00 - It's gonna be a goodr
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5:03 - ATTACK

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[frits]

Agreed, one of the biggest challenges in mountain biking is to NOT brake all the time.

[ToblerX]

I've been riding for 10 years and have always been slow on the downhill. I watched this video last night and road today. Set 2 PRs on the decent thanks to you. Incredible advice, thank you!

[charleswhite]

After 50+ yrs of riding, here’s your hack: ride like you are filming someone in front of you, like you’re protecting/steadying a camera, look way ahead, stay smooth & “flowy” whether on the trail, go-kart track, wherever. Do this and notice how much faster and in control you are in. Give it a try friends.👍😉

[rdone]

Ive learned to work with only 3 - 4 inches

[BCpov]

I seriously got stoked for the song break! What a tease!

[RJ_Groot]

I gotta admit I was actually looking forward to a good laugh as the music started....at the same time I was somewhat relieved when it was quickly kiboshed. 😆
Great advice as always. This braking technique also seems to keep those rotors a little cooler as a side benefit of not riding those brakes.

[huntstyle]

My rule #1: look AHEAD on the trail. I constantly have to remind myself of this, as I catch myself looking just a little in front of my front wheel. That makes every little curve seem a lot sharper than it really is. If you're looking past the curve, you often don't even notice it. Your body almost automatically moves the way it should to get your bike to go to the spot you're looking at. Also important because when you're riding fast, you're gonna be in that spot in a split second, so you better be ready for it!

[paulshirek]

Hi: I am a 63 year old Mountain biker that just started about 5 years ago and I learn a lot from your videos. I am not interested in doing a red bull challenge or too serious of scary challenges. However, I enjoy riding immensely and getting better is important. Your teaching of skills is simple and insightful. Thanks for doing them!!

[ormondjosh]

I learned this lesson from tracking my car. Finding braking zones makes you faster. It’s weird but it works. It’s also good to think about traction. Braking in a straight line is more efficient then braking and trying to turn at the same time. Traction can only be used for one action at a time. Your either braking, turning, or accelerating.

[brianreed]

Another great video. Your Buck concept is what PSIA/NSP (skiing) calls quiet upper body. The concept can be seen is great mogul skiers. They keep their upper body facing down the fall line (pointed down the mountain) their upper body and head don’t move up or down and they don’t rotate left or right. All the movement is from their hips down. Their hips/legs rotate side to side which controls their speed while at the same time they absorb the mogul with their knees.

[JasonSmith-nsbi]

I’ve been riding since the mid-90’s and have always been, let’s say quicker than most on downhills. Friends have always asked about my secrets, but I’ve always had a hard time pointing to anything because I’ve just always done what felt right.
Between this video and “How to Corner Stupid Fast” you almost perfectly describe how I ride, and done an awesome job of verbalizing it.

[MilkDot]

The Best way to implement this is, is to ride a hardtail. ride a hardtail on your favorite trail for a month or so, than jump on your full suspension and ride that the same way you rode your hardtail. You will instantly be faster, not only will you be picking better lines, you will actually be riding the trail rather than fighting it like he mentions in the video.

[lalligood]

3 or less (read: 2) simple steps to follow to ensure maximum remembrance & usability while on the trail: ✅
Careful articulate explanation of the benefits that each step provides: ✅
Demonstrates effectively how to perform each step: ✅

<cue 80's slow clap>
Well done!

[patrickwoods]

"But I'm the Loam Ranger!...I do the songs though!" 🤣🤣🤣

[superawesomefuntimego]

100% truth right here. Stay loose, look ahead and brake early to carry more speed through and out of the corner. I have actually been practicing intentionally trying to be loose and limit my braking the last few weeks and it has helped tremendously, especially with arm pump and fatigue on longer trails that are very physical.

[sbrewermassage]

Your tutorials speak to the person who appreciates simple but detailed and logical explanations for the concepts in many areas of bike handling. Thanks for all the great info. And the songs... Definately the songs.

[SemiSendy]

Stoked to see more talk about hard/attack braking! Learning to dump enough speed to be able to get off the brakes entirely in chunk and corners is game changing.

[Stankbait]

Purposefully went out tonight in Slaughterpen and applied this on Rim Trail and Techgnar. It worked really well for the first attempts. While they were the absolute fastest laps on these trails, they definitely felt the most in control and smoothest. Thank you for the video!

[martonmtb]

Very good video.
I have something to add tho: Try to look 1. as far away as possible (so you can process the trail faster) and 2. not at where you’re going but where you wanna go. I personally still have problems doing (1.) but I always notice how I ride faster and more controlled if I do these.

[leightonstarks]

I like to call it "Attack Mode". Mindset of attacking the trail ahead of you with an attack body position. Where I'm leading my bike to attack the section vs just letting my bike tack me. Makes all the difference. Loved this video.