Do you have any climbing tips?

@josiahgolding7826

4 жыл бұрын

Global Mountain Bike Network try beat your friends ;)

@prasiddhabhattarai1985

4 жыл бұрын

Stop my breathing and go super wild 😂😂

@jackfabros7910

4 жыл бұрын

.. just remember it’s better to be a bike pusher than to be a drug pusher😜

@mtbbros964

4 жыл бұрын

Seat up, low gear, Subscribe to us🤣

@thetazziepeople9440

4 жыл бұрын

Have your seat up

The way I manage climbing is I remind myself I'm getting a good exercise, and the longer the climb, the longer the descent. I hate climbing, but at the same time I absolutely love it. I use the same mentality for ski touring.

@gmbn

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, what goes up must come down!

@BrianRPaterson

3 жыл бұрын

I remember what my dad always said. "Miles build stamina. But hills build character!"

Some extra tips by my experience: 1. In long uphill drives that burn your leg's muscles, if you ride in a quite wide trail, try to make zig zag so to maximize distance over force on pedaling. 2. For clipless pedal users, try to push & pull for better cadence and adjust clip springs for easier unclipping just in case you'll need to put your feet quickly on the ground (f.e. in very steep, close to zero velocity points). Keep in mind that SPDs cleats SM-SH56 are way better for emergency unclipping than the standard -SH51. 3. If you 're not very fit, select a lower gear even if you have to pedal quicker than you expected. It's easier to change gearing from large to small sprockets when the climb gets more even. 4. If you ride with a friend, avoid jokes and everything that produce loughs, it will destroy your (already heavy) breathing!!! Cheers.

@DcCock

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with the zig zag technique. I use it and it really helps

@noelv1976

4 жыл бұрын

Zig zag works for me

@Reggaeshark.

2 жыл бұрын

Nah we cracking jokes all the way up!

@csn583

9 ай бұрын

Correction: strive to be the funniest of your group to make everyone else laugh. Imagine holding back on conversation for better performance! If you're not racing for glory, I gotta hope that advice is the joke.

My top tip: Change your attitude. Learn to love the uphills. Mountain biking is one of the few sports that offer the runner's high of a high-intensity endurance activity combined with the adrenaline rush of gravity action sport. That combo hormone rush is the best.

I just try to find a rhythm and keep that gear spinning!

@christonamtb4089

4 жыл бұрын

Same here..xhamster helps too

Can mtb help me climb the mountain called depression? Yes. Yes it did.

@joshh3597

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, I completely agree. It's a great help

@roonietunes7

4 жыл бұрын

it's gotten to the point that I have to get out and ride every day just to keep my mood even...

@joshh3597

4 жыл бұрын

@@roonietunes7 I do the exact same thing, really helps a lot. Short ride before work usually sorts me out~

@joshzaring

4 жыл бұрын

Right on, some of the best therapy out there.

@josefigueroa287

4 жыл бұрын

Yes but only if you have TACOS with it...

I am new in getting back to MTB/XC. I don't 'look forward' to the hills, but i relish the challenge and push myself to cycle up as far as i can. Each time i tackle them, i try and beat my previous progress - it's a great benchmark on my fitness and a challenge to keep improving.

I lock my suspension out for climbs. I find I lose force when I’m bouncing all over the place

@robertnagy9706

4 жыл бұрын

Same here. Trim lock is an excellent invention!😀

@michaelwyatt4871

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, he really should have mentioned that.

@gatoryak7332

3 жыл бұрын

You should work on adjusting your suspension settings, and then improve your pedaling skills. Modern MTB don't have much pedal bob when properly set-up and pedaled smoothly. Then, open your suspension. A supple suspension will keep the tires glued to the ground, so your climb will be smoother and your tires will have more grip.

@PickledShark

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like the problem might be your rebound setting

I don't have much issue with hills in fact I like them. I like a leg burn 😅

Once I mastered technique (elbows down, seated forward) I started to enjoy the climbs even on big enduro (180/165). Climbs gets your fitness up and after a good climb my bike feels very light and easy to descend ✌️😎

@Rasakson

4 жыл бұрын

same, don't know why nearly everybody hates climbing, sometimes I enjoyed it more than going downhill XD

Never look at the top of the hill!! focus just ahead of the front tyre and let the earth roll on under you. You know whats coming up, its not coming up fast so don't look up. Looking up can be crippling as its all mental. Its like doing a super hard workout and just when you're totally f#@k'ed...someone yells out "half way there'.

@MTBMOR

4 жыл бұрын

My two cents as long as it's not technical....My buddy teases us that we are "chasing the line" referencing the days we swam along the black line along the bottom of the pool

@troll2637

4 жыл бұрын

"almost half way there". It will cripple me for life. 🤦‍♂️😂

@MrAsimomytis

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Shipway my experience has shown this is the absolutely best advice!

Thanks! From this video, i learned how to climb up a building, now i dont know how to get down. I hope you will do a video, about how you can you can huck to flat anything.

Seat up, suspension locked, find your pace and don't stop pedaling. I also like to switch how I grip the handlebar to not get bored.

All well and good having a hardtail for climbing but any lumps and bumps on the climb interrupt leg movement and bounce you around compared to a short travel FS. I climb so much better on my FS than hardtail if it's even a little but rough 👍

@evanbarnes9984

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely a factor. I ride a hardtail now, and the power transfer is better, but the extra work you have to put in on rough trails can offset that. Still love my hardtail though.

Thx for making these Vids you have saved me during lockdown

thankyou gmbn💕🔥

Find something to really focus on thinking about. Never think about the hill you're climbing and never think about any hills coming up. Just find some mental distraction and let your body get on with what it's doing. I'm from mid-Wales, you get to be very good at climbing here 😊

Great tips Rich I'm really impressed how well and easy it is to climb hills on my Nukeproof Scout ,it just eats hills 😁👊

On a full-Suspension I lock out the rear and front forks when I have to do a long climb. No shame in stopping on a really long climb to catch your breath and continue on. let your mind wander - and before you know it your at the top.

iam enjoying watching all your shows,...👍👍👍,..keep spreading those positive vibes..👍👍👍🚲🚲🚲

Loved this video

Love the vids

New to mtb, and GMBN has an uncanny ability to publish tutorial videos WHILE I’m out riding & working on those very things. Guess what I was trying to improve on this morning? 😂

@MTBMOR

4 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing for you...There is so much information out here and many of us just want to share.

@gmbn

4 жыл бұрын

Glad we could help!

@gwood32786

11 ай бұрын

Same!! Im new to MTB as well! Just started this summer! And I can't wait to start learning some bike tricks. But right now, I'm trying to beat my nemesis. The hills! 😅⛰️

Good info....help me a lot. Tq

Thanks

Nice Bike!!

nice one, rich!

@richardpayne5176

4 жыл бұрын

ruru ! Thanks mate, appreciated 🤘

I like to put my Head down, starring to the ground, not thinking about anything but my breathing. Its like a state of medidation, very exhausted, but clear in mind. I truly found much happiness on steep sections.

@m.d.1733

4 жыл бұрын

Same here ;)

@gatoryak7332

3 жыл бұрын

You wouldn't get very far using that technique on an actual mountain trail.

Love the vid

Personally i love uphills.... Ever since i got an ebike 😂

@jeremyrobson7414

3 жыл бұрын

Stop making me want one

@RICARDOGARCIA-wr9hx

Ай бұрын

Ebikes ate for lazy people

I went to my local trail centre/bike park yesterday and I realised how unfit I had become after a long time off the bike, after one climb I was nearly ready to pass out

Being from south wales climbing is such a large piece of the pie for me. I am actually going back to Hardtail as my main bike. Its just better all round for the area

I am limited with a 10 speed ( 11/42) and planing on doing a bucket list climb for me latter in the summer which appears maybe to be more than 5000 feet of climbing . I have bought a 28 tooth chain ring to replace my 30 so that will give me an extra spin of he pedal . I am debating also getting and 11/46 cassette (10 speed ) but I will see how the 28 tooth goes and tht may do the job. My hardtail is a budget bike and investing in a 12 speed drive train doesnt seem economical and if I wanted to go that route I would just buy a new bike .

Mountain biking has changed a great deal in the last 10 years... seems like back in the olden times we would have avoided wide boring double track like the plague. Think that’s why I don’t mind climbs, when possible I climb single track and it’s fun with some rock and tech ..... grinding up dirt roads is much better suited to my 19 pound gravel bike.

NЕVER EVER sit on a bike like that 0:58

@dglip

4 жыл бұрын

He doesn’t pay for his bikes lol he doesn’t care like we do

@gabecisneros5699

4 жыл бұрын

Came here to find this comment.

@benfrankog6111

4 жыл бұрын

That's how a pimp sits on a bike. Hollllah

@noelv1976

4 жыл бұрын

I’m still a newbie and that was my first reaction

29er wheels are amazing for climbing !!

Have a seat post dropper so you can have your seat higher.

@SWei-qt7qs

4 жыл бұрын

like anyone else on this channel

Never mentioned tires. I have always used velociraptor tyres. Check those bad boys out, bit expensive, but well worth it, especially when cornering at high speeds. Check out my bike on my channel reviewing the hope lights. Also I also plan a route as I'm climbing the hill, trying not to look how far it is to the top. That can be demoralizing.

Do you lock your front suspension when climbing on single track?

a good singletrack climb-traverse with technical parts is just as good as any downhill, fun and challenging to ride. maybe don t buy that 16kg 29er long travel enduro bike which is all the rage these days so you don t have to stick to boring fire roads and can experiment on climb trails as well

@gatoryak7332

3 жыл бұрын

AMEN!

this is my local where u guys shot this, all of the 'climbs' were DH tracks !

What brand is the little mudguard on the Nukeproof Scout?

What about blocking your fork? I don't remember having heard about this in the video... Thanks for it !

Hello not part of the video but I hope you can tell me the name and model of the mudguard on your nukeproof hardtail. thanks so much..

#askgmbn what is the difference in feel and riding between a 650b wheel on a 140mm fork and a 130mm fork on a 29er. I ride in the forest of dean, and have had this dilemma for ages

Yes

Great

1:17.. NEVER EVER DO THAT! 😄

How to change gears with 2x10 drivechain??

Can we maybe see some more dirtjumping content from blake after quarantine as to not pressure the NHS? Some more advanced trick lessons like 360's and tailwhips? Cheers.

which grips are you using?

My Highland-wandering grandfather always used to say, "Choose your hills!"

I really struggle with pedal strikes when climbing! Any tips for that besides getting shorter cranks? I just can't seem to get the timing down, do I need more speed to avoid sections that promote strikes?

@gmbn

4 жыл бұрын

Our friends at EMBN can help with this! Check out this video: embn.me/conquer

Damn had no idea there were 4 firsts

What is the best gearing ratio to climb?

I'm at the point where I just go out hunting for climbs or "reverse downhills" as I call tech climbs :D Steepest I've done so far is 24% incline. Can't find any steeper round where I live

Standing on long climbs uses more energy and is slower, but great for fitness/strength training

So what gear going up?

I still have a problem with that short bump. I was told best way to get over it is to get a 29er and a more expensive bike. I guess my 27.5 GT I paid $350 for is not enough 🤷🏼‍♂️

Here in coastal northern california, all the ups are one big climb, almost no relief from the grade. Redlining heart rate in lowest gear consistently. Its terrible.

Do you recommend locking the suspension on long climbs? Can that do any harm for the forks if they're locked out for a long climb?

@richardpayne5176

4 жыл бұрын

Affy No it’s absolutely fine to lock out front and rear suspension, almost all pro xc racers do when they race.

G’day from Australia

@thetazziepeople9440

4 жыл бұрын

Same here in tassie

@beny6920

4 жыл бұрын

and in France

@ethanthompson6751

4 жыл бұрын

Same I’m in Brissie

@ethanthompson6751

4 жыл бұрын

Hello everybody who is going to look at the my comment,hope I have a good day :)

@subliminalvibes

4 жыл бұрын

Central West NSW here! kzread.info/dash/bejne/jKmCua2CddTIntY.html

I much prefer to come out of the saddle and stand on the climbs as I find it much less tiring. Is this wrong? The only problem I have with this method is I get a lot of wheel spin on the back wheel on the very steep climbs.

Can seat be lowered?

Yesss

I love claiming

If your climbing with others it helps alot

What about long, technical and very steep climbs - got those locally. Not managed to make it to the top of those. Bit of a let down when you have to push it up. 😔

@gatoryak7332

3 жыл бұрын

Step one is to drop the saddle and then get your butt off of it. Bike/body separation is as important in climbing tech as it is in descending tech.

If the road material isnt slippery then you can get out of saddle. Try to practice the very slow but steady spins. 27% gradient isnt a problem anyore. ^^ 36T at the back, 22 at front.

Do games or technical clima so you can have more fun!

The Reactor is literally as heavy as my old XC Apache

get an eeeebb !!!!

Question- isn’t it more easier to put the suspension off when climbing?

@AffyR

4 жыл бұрын

I'm also wondering this ^

@ruanvorster2596

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@makda971

4 жыл бұрын

Yes always lock out when climbing , if it’s not locked out the suspension sucks up all your energy

@vm549

4 жыл бұрын

Ayub Makda yes right!

@MTBMOR

4 жыл бұрын

But make sure you unlock it before the descents LOL....Although I did get a PR the other day when I forgot to unlock my suspension.....

Legit just take the biggest breaths in and out to keep your mind on the breathing and also to make you less tired

i find that my trials bike is very good at climbing.....

I've discovered that the problem is literally just my lack of power 😭😭 there is a yearly xc race with a really short climb that has CRAZY gradient and I've been trying to make that climb for years now, and even with applying the correct tech, it's just impossible 🙂

Do fails and bails next

Hi!

I have problems with short but steep hairpin turns.

@gatoryak7332

3 жыл бұрын

Have you practice track stands and other low-speed balance drills? They help immensely for steep switchbacks. Also, make sure that your pedaling is smooth and even throughout the 360-degree pedal stroke.

@BrianRouse

3 жыл бұрын

@@gatoryak7332 I haven't tried that, but I will!

Stay loose and use your whole body. Everything is connected. You can transfer power by driving power from your torso into your legs. Share the work.

What’s brand of your bike?

@gmbn

4 жыл бұрын

Rich is riding a Nukeproof Reactor

What about long and steep

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

i think the best bike for climbs, is a XC Race Fully.

Is he the new presenter ive seen his 3 previous videos

Why does his seat look too high

what about tire pressure?

@migatron1

4 жыл бұрын

3 psi

@jeller9519

4 жыл бұрын

Perhaps something for the tech of the future, remotely adjustable tire pressure to climb or descent faster and better

@gatoryak7332

3 жыл бұрын

Run tubeless and experiment with lower pressures. Find the pressures that are right for the trails you ride. No need to change tire pressure for climbs or descents.

This bike is easily the best MTB I've ridden so far kzread.infoUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L Assembly was pretty self explanatory. To be fair though, I immediately swapped the derailleurs for some smoother Shimanos and thumb shifters instead of the stock twist shifters. The sheer size of this bike dwarfs most 26" bikes of the same class. I'm only 5'8" but I can sit comfortably with the saddle and suspension adjusted properly, even though my feet can just barely touch the ground. A small price to pay for such a beast. I love that Mongoose included TOOLLESS WHEELS, it makes transporting and techwork so much easier. The aluminum frame makes it so much lighter than I expected. In comparison, mine weighs only 2lbs more than the 24" my friend rides. I'm not the most in shape rider but even I can climb inclines like a breeze with this bike and it's massive wheels and 21 speeds.

Ur gears are not set up right if ur grinding eagle on a down change (easier gear) under full load.! !

@gatoryak7332

3 жыл бұрын

Gears can be smoothly changed while climbing. Simply reduce the pedaling force during the instant that you are pressing the shifter lever. Don't stop pedaling, just slow it down a wee bit for a wee fraction of a second.

"You are going to damage your gears and find it difficult to shift because of the pressure they're under"

also, get an oval chain ring.

I almost prefer climbing, probaly why I do XC and CX

Hey GMBN, I just thought of something. How about a presenter challenge of who can build the best bike with the parts they have lying around at home? Sort of a scrap-bike challenge. I bet all of you have a lot of old stuff in your caves...

When the trail gets steeper I click it into trail mode from eco

is it ever late for someone to get into mountain cycling (26 years old here) and learn to go up AND down with decent level of skill and by not using his face as a brake every time? Thanks

@gmbn

4 жыл бұрын

It's never too late Andreas!

@gatoryak7332

3 жыл бұрын

If you are 26 years old, you are way too old to be mountain biking. What are you even thinking? You should be married to a woman you met in Bible Study and have at least two kids by now. Hopefully, you are gaining fat at a pace that will guarantee that you have diabetes by the time you are 45. The money you save should be invested in the latest tech big screen TV and your time should be more fruitfully used by drinking beer while watching TV while ignoring the wife and kids. When you are 26 or older, you are too old to learn anything new, and you don't need to, anyway. You already know everything you need to know and there is no reason to be curious about anything. A 26-year-old mountain biker - how ludicrous!

@katsaras1

3 жыл бұрын

@@gatoryak7332 Ahahahahahahahahahahahaha... That was a great laugh! So I'll take that as yes, it's possible :P

@gatoryak7332

3 жыл бұрын

@@katsaras1 I'm 64 years old. I started getting serious about developing mountain biking skills a year-and-a-half ago. My skills and conditioning keep getting better. I recommend that you invest in a good, online, comprehensive MTB course - it will be much better than just watching KZread videos. I use Ryan Leech Connection. There are others and I imagine that some are just as good. I watch KZread videos to get different perspectives that supplement what I learn from the course.

Im one of those rare bikers who actually enjoy climbs. I have a small speaker I mount in one of my bottle cages, turn on some music, and just set a pace. I have actually mathed out how much time I will spend descending based on how long/fast I am climbing. So yeah between music to keep a good rhythm and focus, and looking forward to the amount of time I will be rewarded with coming back down....I always climb with a smile....even if pushing occasionally lol

@gatoryak7332

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I enjoy the climbs, too. Amazing that people will do an activity in which most of the time is spent doing something that they hate to do.

Or a gravel bike 😳😳😳

Yo

Still trying to climb that 50 Degree Climb

Long gentle climbs, chat to mate, makes it go by more quickly... Steep hard climbs, save ur breath and chat later!