Where do you practice these skills?

@adithyasrikar6855

5 жыл бұрын

In my apartment..

@prodhrd

5 жыл бұрын

My aparmet complex's parking area

@tomwallhead6950

5 жыл бұрын

In my head on my imaginary bike

@cheesypooo6838

5 жыл бұрын

On the streets on my way to and from work!

@josh_0263

5 жыл бұрын

Surrey Hills

Met Blake in Peaslake , Surrey Hills, UK whilst shooting this video for GMBN. He’s one of the nicest guys in the MTB scene, exactly the same dude off camera. Legend.

@markwilson7013

5 жыл бұрын

@@paddor Yeah, he was in the woods when a stick hit him on the head 😂

@juluisreyes9094

4 жыл бұрын

When he's glad he speaks in falsetto voice

@bobbyhempel1513

3 жыл бұрын

He really seems like he could be that kind of guy too I would love to meet him one day it would be awesome to ride with him though he would leave me in his dust every time I'm sure.

0:00 he called me beautiful. I needed that today. thanks

Warning ⚠️: before attempting these tricks remember to learn to ride a your bike first

@londonspade5896

4 жыл бұрын

ahhh thanks, I knew I was doing something wrong

@jaydnh.9530

4 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know you needed a bike for these?

@amusingkiwi9586

4 жыл бұрын

Ohhhh see... i thought a loaf of bread would give me the same results, thanks man

@danmac6185

4 жыл бұрын

Now if only I knew what a your bike was 🤔

@user-mm5vv6zg4u

4 жыл бұрын

Didn't know that i need bike for these,. Thanks, been riding my gf learning these tricks.

51 years old and I still do the no handed flying at least once a week. Always brings a smile to my face 😀

@tyrellchibvongodze3566

3 жыл бұрын

just got back onto biking at 48 since high school and that is one thing I was looking forward to and enjoying

@Xeniumnebula

2 жыл бұрын

That's impressive I can't even do that

Blake's a great communicator. His tone and attitude are relatable and fun, and that makes his videos really engaging. Absolutely killing it.

@GDoggProductions

Жыл бұрын

i tottally agreee with this

Anyone else mesmerized by the suspension on his bike

Brings me back to the days when I was a complete newbie. I remember how impossible some of these basic skills seemed. Keep at it newbies, you will get it!

@ritwikreddy5670

4 жыл бұрын

The only hard thing for me was wheelie. But that was because my bike wasn't mtb and there were no shocks. Wheelie becomes a lot easier if you have loose shocks.

@nickfreeman7285

Жыл бұрын

The one thing I could never do, was get the rear wheel off the ground, I couldn't ever do it, front wheel was easy, leaning the bike was easy etc but I could never get the rear wheel to move at all

@dropclutch1

Жыл бұрын

@@nickfreeman7285 It's all about the weight shift. If you throw your weight over the bars and push on them while unweighting your feet the back has to come up.

@sherules5005

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍🏾😸🙏🏾. I know how to ride but I have little confidence in areas with human/ vehicle traffic

U r my absolute fav mtn rider ever👌👌👌 keep up the amazing work

@michaelmcgill2581

5 жыл бұрын

27/ 29 yess mate. Blake when u doin a meet n greet. Do one in Scotland

Fantastic video, will help all beginners and old dogs that did not learn to ride and ride with bad habits. In the group I ride I try to change the bad habits of the older riders with no success. This video will help a lot. Greetings from the galilee

@blas8106

4 жыл бұрын

Tremenda data que has tirado crack

I just purchased my first mountain bike a few weeks ago and this video is perfect for me. Thanks!

@pretzelogic2689

Жыл бұрын

Me too. My first ride on my new bike is tomorrow. The trails are all flooded and you've given me a lot of things to work on that I can do on pavement. Great video.

Idk why I love Blake's accent so much lol

@haza6758

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

@hypnosis1220

4 жыл бұрын

Harry Pottah'

@matthewherron9472

4 жыл бұрын

'Hhyyeeeaaaaaaaaaa' Here

@Cole_King

4 жыл бұрын

What accent is it ?

@beersquatch2545

4 жыл бұрын

Cole King I hear a little South African in there but I could be wrong! He’s a legend!

I remember I saw a bike messenger in my town zipping along and eating a sandwich with both hands. An absolute legend.

Who else loves GMBN?🤘

@reubencooper8215

5 жыл бұрын

me

@deadonabed2875

5 жыл бұрын

89% of the people looking at this video

@matty_o

5 жыл бұрын

👌🏾

@juanitojuanito9719

5 жыл бұрын

Except for road biker viewers

@KevinBeatson

5 жыл бұрын

@@juanitojuanito9719 no, we love it as well x

5:45 wow I thought for a split second that both you're wheels were going to lift off the ground!!! 🚵🏻‍♂️💸 😂 💪🏼❤️🙏👍🏼

@gmbn

5 жыл бұрын

🤣🤘

@minners71

4 жыл бұрын

What's with all the emojis are you a 13yr old girl?

@Incubed

4 жыл бұрын

minners71 right

I have a fixed I’m riding for the first time in like 5 years. Y’all and GCN are keeping me inspired to get out there and ride even if I don’t have anything like the bikes you guys do

This is really helpful for me as a beginner mountain biker, it's really cool how he is so skilled he can show what a beginner might do, and feel

Blake and Ashton Martyn is my favorite of the GMBN crew. Lot's of love for you guys.

I've watched many basic skill video an like to think I'm beyond these maneuvers but saw Blake was demonstrating them and had to watch!

Im 40 years old and love going out on my KTM MTB up the woods or on the trail's, these clips n video's really help me out, keep up the good work!

Always great tip from Blake!!! I’ll try again with front wheel lift... I hope I'll remember the rear brake!!!

As a beginner, this is fantastic stuff, thanks Blake.

Love the fact that GMBN carres about newbies too.

Love these videos. Spent most of my teens attached to my MTB but just getting back into it at 43 after years of only running and Road biking it didn't take long in the woods to realise I'd lost all that confidence and fearlessness over the years. These basic skills are a fantastic springboard into getting the best out of your bike

Blake, I like how you present. Your humor is appreciated, but your knowledge and the methods that you use to impart it is fantastic. I learned very little from this video. But, that’s not a slam. I have watched a lot of your ( and GMBN’s) videos and have been biking for 36 years. What I find super interesting is that the skills you mention, I have been doing since I was 15 and never understood how important they are to my mountain biking. The balancing and wheelies (we call them in America) are just fun. Yet I use it every time theres a higher obstacle in the trail. Some of I do and never really realized that I could be using it to better skills that I lack or want to improve. Thanks man. I appreciate you.

I really appreciate this video. Exactly what I was looking for as a new rider - no assumptions of ability, or technical knowledge, just basically how to actually ride a mountain bike beyond just getting on it and pedalling and hoping for the best. Will look to put these skills into practice until I feel confident enough to visit a trail centre.

Currently getting my Dad and Mom into MTB, this video will definetly help them! Thanks Blake!

Blake is my all time FAVORITE mountain biker.

I love your way to teach and have fun at the same time cheers from Mexico 🇲🇽

Yay.. blake is going to teach me how to ride my bike..love you gmbn..❤

A pro on a 10k bike: these are basic skills for anyone on the trail Me with my $350 rec bike: *gears slip, brakes snap, crash*

@luukvantslot519

3 жыл бұрын

Chris Allbright me on a 15 year old bike for 100 euros not Being able to brake and shift properly but having fun

@chrisallbright5540

3 жыл бұрын

Luuk van 't Slot hey good for you. That’s not fun to me

@eneruh6237

3 жыл бұрын

Enduro nukeproofs aren’t 10k I’m pretty sure

@chrisallbright5540

3 жыл бұрын

@@eneruh6237 sorry 6k? You get my point, youtube police

@DownhillDesireMTB

3 жыл бұрын

lol exactly!!! this^^^^ is me!!

Thank you! This is the basic of basic skills that I have been looking for. As a roadie moving into MTB, there is a large learning curve to utilize your body balance to counter the bike balance. Thank you. I'll be practicing these for a while.

It´s very nice how you guys care about the beginners. Great video, thanks mate.

Great stuff for even season riders should practice to sharpen up our skills and riding. Thank you for this.

That's really cool man, thanks a lot! You're a very good teacher. I started with "6 simple skills" video yesterday and practicing the front brake resulted in 2 over-the-bars on the street, I guess this one beginner video is more suited for me :)

Probably the best channel on KZread... I learned stuff. Stuff that will probably save my ass.. Thank you

Basics, but important. Fatbike kinda kickstarted my love for cycling again, after few years break. I was using my MTB just to get to and back from work from march till october, but now when I have a day off, I like to grind a few kilometers on my beast, just for fun. I missed that. And at the same time, I found this channel. Good timing.

Super video, really well explained!! Nice job Blake. And thanks to help us newby to gain some skill on a bike!!

Thanks Blake. I rode my first trail 3 days ago. This channel has been super helpful. I may be obsessed. So much fun.

@gmbn

5 жыл бұрын

🤟

Nukeproof Mega carbon 27.5 19. So happy to see this bike in your vid. Love this bike.

Looking all over youtube for best videos to get my GF into mountain biking.. These are the Beat videos I have seen yet thank you!

Exactly what I wanted to know. Thanks guys

Great video. SUBSCRIBED! Exactly the info that we needed. I’m a skater by birth but with my 7 yr old into mountain bikes, I’m trying to learn and teach him at the same time. Thanks for the help brother!

@gmbn

4 жыл бұрын

Nice one! Thanks for the sub 🤘

You can't get better than Blake teaching you the basics !!!!

Trying to get my friend who is my age into mountain biking. He does skiing but doesn’t do mountain biking. I think he’ll have a ton of fun, and I sent him this in the hope he can get some important abilities. Thank you so much!

I learned how to ride with no hands on my bike in about a month. To actually be able to pedal fast and turn while I change my songs on my or drink water while Im tired felt like an accomplishment. The next thing I want to learn is to bunny hop real high to clear the curves and not eat shit lol

*7:18* He's got some Gordon Ramsay hand gestures.

@CDuff86

3 жыл бұрын

Treating us all like we're idiot sandwiches

@valesz4140

3 жыл бұрын

Ahaha yes

I’d love to say thanks heaps Blake for showing and explaining these must learn skills🤠

Awesome video Been on the trails of eastern ontario all the pandemic... hardly anyone around, not many hills but beautiful trails thru forests thanks Blake!

Your bike is sick Blake :0

@mtbshredder7794

5 жыл бұрын

Johann von der Becke Blake’s Nukeproof Mega 275C is awesome

@johannvonderbecke3873

5 жыл бұрын

@@mtbshredder7794 gotta love that olive green

@th_js

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I usually hate green bikes, but I really like this mega.

@wii_music_intensifies9023

5 жыл бұрын

Not a big fan, but it's still pretty lit

Very Clear, Very Professional. I will practice this once quarantine is lifted.....thanks again!!! Love it..

Used to do alot of these as a kid with a BMX bike. Now as a 30 yo I'm learning to do these again.

Great work guys! I need this video to help coach my rodie friends👍🏽

@migatron1

5 жыл бұрын

Tell them to smile more, it helps

Most ppl watching : Basics on MTB riding (touch roads and terrain) Me : Genuinely seeking how to ride a bike.

I used to ride my bike to school and back every day, eventually I was just riding the whole journey with no hands. About a decade later and I can still manage it but definitely not as effortlessly as before! But time on the bike will bring that back

You guys freaking rule! I find your advice very helpful as i am new to mb and most of all need to build up confidence as a mid 30s handsome fellow i am. Wish you skilled people all the best!

2:25 My favorite brake is actually the front brake 😀

As I kid I never sat when I was biking. I tought it was cooler to stand 😂

Just got into the sport, I'm grateful for the tips! Thanks!

I know each and every skill from basic to advanced but still loving how he teaches beginners- the tast that I struggle with. Though I am an expert at the age of 16 with 3 medals I think there's a long way to learn...

Intermediate skills video please

I love blakes videos😂😂

Will certainly give these a try sometime. Been riding since 2020 I am 32 years old. I used to ride when I was a kid but stopped riding back in 2007.

Thank you this will help me with my first mtb ride tomorrow

I'm not a beginner, but I'll watch it cos Blake's here

Great video you should make a video about making your bike quieter

@rupedog

5 жыл бұрын

Doddy has done this I think, over on gmbn tech

@TheForgedReality

5 жыл бұрын

Onyx hubs. The end. I don't know how anyone can ride with those noisy ass hornets nest hubs.

@quinox0095

5 жыл бұрын

Why would anybody do that?

@your_average_cultured_dude

4 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who thinks the ratcheting sounds satisfying?

@hendrikkiefer3325

4 жыл бұрын

@@your_average_cultured_dude you're not alone

Video has super helpful tips with getting comfortable with your bike and riding along different terrain ❤️

Wow, that is amazing set of skills! And crazy good shock absorber!

One thing a lot of new riders forget is to perfect their skills. That is, find something you CAN ride and do that over and over again until you've mastered it. Some riders can only really ride on asphalt in the beginning. So do that, find something that has obstacles suitable for you and become better at it, preferably over a few days to let your body accept this newfound knowledge. Then you take that same path you've mastered but switch it up a bit. Add new challenges like going over that curb or doing it without holding the handlebars for some bits. You know what they say, practice makes perfect. And the mistake a lot of beginners make is they go for the too difficult bits early on and they get scared of doing it, which just reinforces bad habits. So get good at what you can do and then add to your skillset. Of course, all these exercises are pretty harmless so do them as well. But it won't help you out on the trails unless you master the things you can actually do right now. Even if you've spent a full year practicing these things on a parking lot, it's a whole different story when you go out and do it on a real trail.

@grover9187

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. I'm new and I ride the same circle over and over to work on my balance. When I try something new, like standing, I always try it out on my well worn circle.

@muzomamma

2 жыл бұрын

Your comment is so encouraging! Thank you! I'm a beginner who is mostly only comfortable on asphalt or flat terrain. I get so frustrated with myself that I *can't* do scarier things, but I'm just not there yet. I will be one day though!

6:18 When did we learn jumping on a bike on the same Spot?

Always loved watching you guys videos Mountain on

Perfect tutorial for beginners!! Thanks, mate!

The way I learned no hand was from me riding one handed, then slowly releasing my fingers so from 5 to 4 then 4th to 3rd finger toke me like a week xF

@aracoonswagman1191

4 жыл бұрын

Bro I dont even remember how I did I was like 6 and saw a dude doing no hands so I tried it on my bmx bike at the time and did it after 2 days

5:07 that's a pretty dope van.

@Motosthetic

4 жыл бұрын

Was just about to comment that. Europeans get all the cool unique vans and hatches. Sucks for us Americans. We get better trucks though.

Always seem to short the videos 😜😜😜,this also help´s remenber the people who´s coming from a long stop in riding...thanks blake!!!

I'm watching Blake's vids daily to get called beautiful on demand. Can highly recommend. And MTB content is a free bonus!

Hey can u do a video on gear shifting and the basics of how gears work?

i remember doing a no hander down a paved road for a good 20 seconds until my balance just left my side and put me into a street lamp

Wow ... This is a recommendation to watch, I'm very motivated to practice more

These skills are really useful for beginners. My kid is following the guide and just got the first skill of hands off!

Dany teaching Jon how to MTB: Just bend the knee

#askgmbn what do you do with all the fox and other brand droppers you get on your bikes once you have put the crankbrothers dropper on?

@michaelmcgill2581

5 жыл бұрын

Jack Beames 😂

Such a good video for me as a beginner! Love that it contains basic skills, explains why I need them and I can practise then easily anywhere really.

@DownhillDesireMTB

3 жыл бұрын

agreed,

great video, I'm in Isolation and spending hours in my garden practicing

Hi blake

This felt like I was 2 years old and my dad teaching me to ride a bike

Wow. Thank you for all of this advice. I consider myself an "experienced novice" in mountain biking, I can probably do... three of these. Particularly want to work on the balancing and weight shifting exercises, and from there it looks like everything else should come relatively naturally. What I consider the most valuable ability on a mountain bike: KNOW HOW TO BAIL. I ride unfinished trails, as bike parks and national or state parks are hard to come by locally. These tend to be a little more technical, and in the case of post-hurricane northwest Florida, littered with fallen trees. If things go sufficiently pear shaped, particularly in low speed technical riding (which I tend to do more of, see above), being able to yeet yourself clear of that sharp hard pointy mass of metal bits that you were just on a moment ago (or, as appropriate, yeet it clear of you) is a really valuable way to keep yourself from getting seriously hurt out there. This could also be handy in high speed downhill riding, although finding a safe place to put yourself in these cases could be more challenging due to the fact that you're traveling at speeds I would consider terrifying.

every where. I start ride again from october of year 18. But 20 years ago i ride with no suspension. ( bit havyier now) my first own bought bike, love it. hard tail principia evoke a2.9 Love the bike!!!

5:32 Is what you all came here for. 🦅

@SuperFcott

5 жыл бұрын

hahahaha

@gmbn

5 жыл бұрын

🤣🤘

I’m pretty proficient on trails but I still cant track stand for the life of me 😂.

@XEinstein

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 40 and have been riding bikes for 39 years. Have been practicing my track stand for the past five years literally every time I have to stop while cycling. If I'm lucky I can stand over a minute now, usually it is shorter. Trying to do it with one hand nowadays as well. It truly requires lots of training to master.

Watching some mtb videos and i ended up buying hardtail. It's been 15 years since i rode mtb and had fun in trails and urban routes, let's see how much my body remembers after so long time. It's arriving in 2 days 👌

Been riding for years but always good to relearn some basic stuff bro

Wait was I the only person who learned to ride standing up as a kid? In every beginner video they say learn to ride standing up.

@linustechtips4833

3 жыл бұрын

yeah wut

@linustechtips4833

3 жыл бұрын

i never was taught i just saw others do it so i did it

@unfunny2258

3 жыл бұрын

I dont understand how it isnt just common sense aswell

OMG I DIDNT KNOW THEY HAD GMBN SOCKS !!!!!!!!!!! :)))))))))))))))

@adventuresona700dollarhard5

5 жыл бұрын

GOALS

@rupedog

5 жыл бұрын

Shop

@gmbn

5 жыл бұрын

shop.gmbn.com

Loved this video, keep rockin man.

Thanks for the video. I just bought a Specialized Rockhopper Sport 27.5. Gonna take it for a test ride on the Bolinas Ridge trail in Marin County, California.

I've been mountainbiking for 3 years and i haven't mastered theese skills.why is it so hard to bunny hop or hold a manual or pick up the rear wheel😭😭😭

@rio5866

4 жыл бұрын

Make sure to just ride alot. I learned how to bhop 1 year after starting and i never even practiced it

@unfunny2258

3 жыл бұрын

this is late but for picking up the rear wheel point your toes down and pick up your feat while leaning forward, feels like you will go otb but thats how you do it

What full sus mtb should a kid that rides 27.5 wheels get?

@jamesnizzy9774

5 жыл бұрын

A decent full suspension will set you back £1000 minimum, if you're on a budget get a hardtail (they are more versatile than ppl think) If you really want a full sus go for a Vitus bike. You can get some really good components for a VERY fair price. Hope this helps :)

@exploringwithben6640

5 жыл бұрын

Foxyboi yeah I ride a hard tail just now but I’m going to get a full suspension mtb soon

@exploringwithben6640

5 жыл бұрын

Foxyboi thanks for helping 🙏

@jamesnizzy9774

5 жыл бұрын

Ben’sPOV You’re very welcome

@tombolton1724

5 жыл бұрын

Any bike you want! If it's going to be your only bike I would recommend getting a trail or enduro bike (~150-170mm suspension travel) as they can do pretty much anything and everything. If you're on a budget I would definitely recommend buying a second hand bike that is a year or two old and been properly looked after. This way you get a tidy bike with all the newest tech (dropper post, 1x11 etc) for sometimes half the cost of a new bike. (This also saves you the fear of the dreaded first scratch on a new bike!) Most importantly though, no matter what bike you have, ride it as much as you can!

You are a great teacher I will definitely try these tricks Thank you so much

Need more of these.