How To Get The Most Out Of Your Hardtail Mountain Bike

The best thing about riding a hardtail MTB is that they are the perfect platform to learn on, most people's passion for riding begins on a hardtail! Here are the skills, upgrades, and the knowledge that you will need to get the most from your hardtail bike 🤘

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[mikehemus]

The dude in the background at 1:35 timed his near death mistake perfectly 👌🏽

[tommoritz]

Watching Blake INTENTIONALLY make a mistake is halarious! Love his shaking a fist at the small gap jump.

[KaelWylieOBrien]

I love how he says hardtail like he's describing a wild animal he's documenting :)

[finnisd]

I’m 53 and still on my hardcore hardtail 🤙🏻 love it!!!

[GG-tucx]

Orbea Laufey here, entered my first race a few weeks back… DH race… it was rough as hell but so much fun 🤟🏻

[Petrolhead]

This is exactly why I love my hardtail. It's reliable and steady, and I truly feel that the only consistent limiting factor is my skill. I've been learning jumps as I have a background in tight techy trails, and the weight transfer skills I've picked up have translated to all parts of my riding. I'm way faster than I was a year ago, all thanks to the hardtail forcing me to get better.

[philiptomlinson]

I ride a hardtail out of budget over choice, but the biggest upgrade I did was convert to tubeless and use tyre inserts. It’s allowed me to be far more aggressive on cornering, jumps and more rough terrain, and it reduces fatigue in my feet and legs after long days of trying to keep up with my full sus mates

[saucekdibuja]

I been riding the heck out of my giant talon 1 freaking love it....Im 34 and it makes me feel like I'm 18 I love my hardtail..!!

[ericbeaudry]

Because of you and Steve from hardtail party, i buy a hardtail for 2021... A beautiful Chromag rootdown and it shred very hard!!

[CurtisLodge]

Trek Marlin 7 - just getting back into it after many years and didn't want to spend too much incase it dwindles, but I wish I had got another bike so much sooner! Forgot how much I love riding!

[NobleWizard]

Can we just admire the fact that Blake simply glided down rootifull south for a moment please. Awesome riding Blake!

[stephenokeeffe]

Love my steel hardtail. That's why God invented knees and elbows.
As a gentleman of a certain age I firmly believe that going airborne is not compulsory but I have discovered a new freedom since fitting a dropper post and letting some air out of my tyres. My commuter bike now shreds the downhill trails behind my house.

[ronaldroman]

In love with hardtails!! You’ll learn so much on them! Every pedal stroke counts on a hardtail! Call me a liar if I’m wrong lol!! I even built my very own custom hardtail a 2021 Marin San Quentin 3 and Now I’m working on customizing a 2021 Nukeproof scout 275 frame that I purchased not to long ago! Cheers from HTX

[hardtailadventures]

Dang, missed this one. Just hit Summit Bike park in Big Bear today on my hard tail. One of only a very few hard tails at the park. Felt like a unicorn!

[neocrashburn]

Yes, a hardtail video from Blake. Finally Blake is back and Blake is being Blake.

[prodbyjamr]

wld love to see this combo of blake and his hardtail more often

[martinhh]

I would love some more advanced content instead of the basics, which i feel are being repeated a lot of the videos. No hate

[Bigwilly]

Yes i ride a hardtail. I ride a giant talon and I love it! Casing jumps is really rough though.

[wasiukas]

Just finished a hardtail ride...thanks to u guys...👏 I seen a video wich inspired me to take a Friday ride..45min hard work...

[redlancer]

Racing my hardtail in my first enduro race next month!!!