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@dockilat5576

11 ай бұрын

hey Loam Ranger , that suspension travel with twig demo was the funniest and most accurate description

@cunning-stunt

2 ай бұрын

The rap abort cracked me up.

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

@TommyBlazeHD

Жыл бұрын

I found myself riding the brakes my first time doing a legit trail this past Memorial Day weekend. I'm new to MTB'ing. I just took lessons too and it helped me not die on my first downhill trail. However, I was riding the brakes on that hill because it was too advanced for my skill level. It's a good thing that my instructor was behind me helping me keep my form right.

@fran_kie

Жыл бұрын

There is that saying in MTB which describes well what discussed in the video: “Don’t be a passenger” And that can be applied to other dynamic sports such as skiing.

@Aer_Marique

10 ай бұрын

First 3 times I went downhill biking (aka first time on a mountain bike) I fell at least 6 times and bruised/cut up at least a quarter of my body over those 2 weeks lmao... 5th time, hardly any brakes and no falls 👍🏼 (4th time I send a jump a little too hard....)

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!

@Jamesyshreds

Жыл бұрын

That's great news 🤘

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!

@andrewlounsberry2371

Жыл бұрын

I learned to look ahead in my skiing. Hard to maneuver a trail when you are constantly looking right ahead of you. If you keep looking ahead you also don't react to every little nook and cranny. Instead you'll just be letting your bike flow over those sections!

@alastair4839

11 ай бұрын

@@andrewlounsberry2371 On skis/board - this is ok - but on a bike, what always worries me are those roots that are almost inline with your wheels so that if you hit one, your front wheel slides out... how do you avoid that? - or is speed your friend here?

@andrewlounsberry2371

11 ай бұрын

@@alastair4839 Well, in a way speed is your friend and looking ahead is always your friend! I know what you mean in referring to those roots that get you caught on the wrong side. By looking ahead of you, the idea is to sort of plan your path on the trail and set yourself up to avoid those roots or rocks that throw you for a loop. Or at least chart a better course though difficult terrain well before you are upon it.

@zafzo

10 ай бұрын

​@@alastair4839 Looking ahead will help you plan a better path. Even if you still hit those annoying roots mid corner(or some gravel/scree), just make sure you're leaning the bike underneath you and keeping your body as upright as possible and centered over the bottom bracket. Proper body position and you can easily recover from slides, even front wheel slides. @TheLoamRanger has another video on cornering that talks about this.

@endoalley680

9 ай бұрын

Not just look ahead. When entering a turn, I do best by looking at the inside edge (backslope) of the exit of the turn. I don't look down at the turn. I am looking past it and to the inside of what's after the turn. Kind of scary at first to trust your bike without looking immediately in front of you. But you get used to it.

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.👍😉

@playerofgames7916

8 ай бұрын

Ride as an cameraman

Ive learned to work with only 3 - 4 inches

@snoke135

25 күн бұрын

Thats what she said

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.

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!!

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

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

@TheLoamRanger

Жыл бұрын

You wouldn’t believe the moves I had lined up next. Time to send Hunter a strongly worded letter.

@AppleJack76

Жыл бұрын

I was so hyped when the song began... then my dreams were crushed.

@brazilianfernie

Ай бұрын

I also was hoping to see the song 😂

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.

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.

@travistweedle9674

Жыл бұрын

I was taught that you only have 100% of traction at any given speed so if you are using 70% of your traction to brake you only have 30% left to turn with. The key is you never have more traction than 100% so you have to decide how and when to use it for maximum acceleration, turning, and braking. You can do them at the same time but it won't be as effective as doing them by themself and if you go past your 100% you slide and have 0% traction.

@MattDeLuco

Жыл бұрын

Braking in corners will also have a tendency to force you more upright reducing your turning radius and traction (fewer side knobs as the bike stands up.)

@ormondjosh

Жыл бұрын

@@MattDeLuco I call that the braking tractor beam. When I brake in corners, I always end up getting sucked into the object I’m trying to avoid.

@figlermaert

Жыл бұрын

I learned these principles from playing gran tursimo 😂. It definitely makes a difference when you break going straight before the turn and then power into the turn.

@jeremyprovonsil7886

11 ай бұрын

@ormondjosh underrated comment and principles! 👍🏽 I get most of my braking skills and looking ahead from moto road track riding. Much faster speeds forces seeing things more quickly and letting your brain trust what your eyes have already seen. Look ahead and trust staying looking ahead. Get all your braking done before the corner whether feathering/stabbing/dragging and understanding when to push into the corner to force traction or separate body & bike are huge components to making turns on the line you are intending to take. Huge tip: if you have a favorite rider pull up their videos and hit mute, playback speed at .25 so you can focus on the magic that will appear before you. There’s so much more to learn about going fast at slow speed!

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.

@francoisjoly7696

Жыл бұрын

You're completely right. Thanks for stressing that point. Hardtails are so fun AND they are an excellent way to learn skills... even if they are much less forgiving than FS bikes. Spank amateurs always appreciate ;)

@hardtailgang

Жыл бұрын

Exactly this! ... Except don't go back to a full suspension, just stay on your hardtail. 😇

@Chainsnsprockets402

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. I ride an 04’ hardtail with a crappy Suntour fork and skinny tires to hone my line choice skills and keep my body active. When I go back to my Trek EX 7 it’s almost too easy. You will ride with so much more speed and confidence.

@tomb-rider

Жыл бұрын

yep. as soon as he mentioned the tip I thought _that's how I used to ride my HT!!_ Just goes to show how fs can make you lazy.

@buzzbartholomew3714

9 ай бұрын

Good point. A few years ago someone gave me an old Raleigh USA MTB - fully rigid. One day, none of my 4 bikes were rideable (the curse of being a bike mechanic) so I took it out on my local trail. What an eye opener! Every pebble felt like a boulder and every root like a log! It made me work on the basics incredibly hard and I really enjoyed it by the end.

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.

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: ✅

Best MTB KZreadr yesterday Best MTB KZreadr today Best MTB KZreadr tomorrow Keep up the great content 🤙

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!

@TheLoamRanger

9 ай бұрын

Awesome to hear!

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.

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.

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.

Waiting for the full music vid 🪕🎷🪗

This totally worked! I did it with my skills teacher. One thing I will add is that you must go lower when you tighten up if you are nervous. I tend to err toward caution way too much but this has changed my riding.

I have a 2008 Rockhopper I bought from a friend who had replaced pretty much every component (good tires, beefy rockshox air fork, dropper, single chain ring, disc brakes, etc). I ride many trails the bike was not designed for (and probably shouldn't be riding) so I learned from experience that this is the only way it works. Nice to see what I've been doing explained so clearly, because now it makes even more sense! I really need a new bike lol.

Great video! Thanks for posting 👍

Implemented the attack braking tip yesterday on the trails and was sooooooooo much faster..mega tip🤙

By far the best tutorials in the game. Thanks man.

great vid man!! And def diggin the Scuvers too😁

@4:20 Amen to that: a large amount of the trail/road/track inputs are way larger than the suspension travel of even the most plush bikes. You literally need to think of your bike as the unsprung mass whilst your body is the sprung mass - and your arms and legs are like the most sophisticated active suspension system.

u are amazing guys! love how you are simplifying things

Thank you for the tips!

Thanks so much for this tutorial! Keep making them 😀👍👍

so many good tips. always well illustrated. gotta love the Loam Ranger !

Spent the day at Bike Park Wales muttering ‘let it buck’ and ‘off the brakes’! The most transformational advice ever. Hitting and clearing big jumps, ploughing rock gardens and roots! Thanks for the post!

Great insights that are simple to understand and execute. Thank you!

Incredibly helpful and informative. Thank you!

Thanks for your videos man. Seriously.

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.

This is a great video. Thanks Loam Ranger.

Good tips. Gonna start incorporating these techniques

Very Cool Tip! I am going to give it a try.

Really, really great information. Thank you.

This is some of the best advice ever!! Subscribed and liked💯😎

Outstanding video.

well delivered facts. nicely done.

I'm trying it today. Edit: Im back and I had a misrable crash on a uphill feature but I did save it but ended up smashing my middle finger all I know is that I didn't break it. I maned up and went back the way I climbed and try'd my best to use my arms and torso as best as I could, and man I see the difference I didn't feel any stiffness and fear it even made me faster on the downhill. I'm very happy I saw this video before I went riding I'll never regret being subscribed to you! and we'll once again thanks! and Now I have to deal with my finger 🙄

Your videos are always entertaining and well done. Great advice. I tend to drag brake all over the mountain. Heard these tips before but you explained it so well. Also chuckled when you almost broke out into song (again!)

really nice video and it really helps

great advice as always

Nice to see the OSO out there!! been loving mine so much! Thanks for all the advice, slowly getting better and better.

Really appreciate these simplified tip videos, they are way easier to keep in mind while on the trails and have been very helpful so far. That washboard road near the bottom of Silverstar is what made me realize the less you brake the smoother it feels, miserable if you try to ride it slow but no problem if you no brake it

Thanks for sharing!

Incredible video dude, loved every second of it! So interesting and excellent at keeping the viewers hooked! Will be trying some of these out soon..

Wow, super helpful! And, as always, expertly delivered. Thanks!

I need to say, been following your videos from the early pole days. I love the content, but what I love more is your very practical, very sensible, concise guidance on how to improve your riding. Its nicely packaged, and easily sharable pieces of knowledge that I appreciate. Thank you

Another great tip video. A lot of folks make these 'tutorial' videos on YT but I must say.. your cornering / jumping and now this video... have really been among the best for distilling real information. Thanks dude.

Thanks 🙏🏽 Great info

Great explanation 👍

Good one. I've discovered your channel lately and you make some pretty ggod contents. At least they're helpful for me. Cheers from France!

Your technique/how to videos are the best out here. What I like the most is the WHY you should be doing that or this technique! I got my 1st podium in an enduro race thanks to your how to jump vid. It was a big jump line race. Thanks!

Great advice, works for me.

Thanks for the tip , fore sure gonna go work on it ✊️✊️🥳

Great advice! 🤙🏼💪🏼🤍

The braking late and hard technique was a game changer for me, didn’t get the chance to really deploy it until I had my first trip to a bike park wales. Was super effective.

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.

"if you're anything like me, and i know I am..." lol. definitely going to use that one in the future.

this is something that even if u kind of already knew this hearing it from someone makes all the diff.. i cant wait to hit the trail tomm....Thanx man.... Keep up the amazing content!!!

Excellent video and advice! I think another huge thing is to make sure your suspension is set up properly for you and your terrain. Neglected suspension settings can make a nice bike ride like a cheap bike. Keep up the great videos!

The application of these simple actions has drastically improved my riding.... I'm singing stand up in the jumps as I approach jumps now, and I guess I'll be adding "let it buck and stay steady in my head and torso" as my primary thinking during the gnarly downhill bits. Thanks mate you are an awesome mtb training guide. 👍

Great advice man!

Seems like it would work… gonna go try it this afternoon! And thanks for the tip on Scuvvers. Just joined the list!

Solid advice. Ive been unsuccessfully trying to explain this concept for some time.

This is super helpful. The most educational part of this video for me is to visibly see a trail youre riding down and the onscreen text that shows when to break and when to buck. Thank you!!

Why haven't I subscribed sooner? This video and the video you did about cornering are SOOO spot on. I switched to rigid single speed and am riding faster and more efficiently than ever because I'm taking responsibility for maneuvers through the terrain rather than just allowing suspension to do it. I know I've been using attack braking but I've never applied it conceptually. Can't wait to try it. Thanks loam ranger!!!

Great content 🍻

Love how well you break down complicated skills into one or two key points. This video was like unlocking a door in my head. As soon as I applied the elements (still working on the braking thing) I rode faster, felt less fatigue in my hands and legs, and had SO much more fun. Thanks!!!

I really like those two tips. Simple easy to implement and I’ve never heard anyone explain it in that way. I’ll be putting those tips to the test this weekend.

This is something I want to get right. Stoked to try it tomorrow morning!

great tips

Another great video, thank you! It was one of the biggest point I just recently learned is to let the bike roll over things instead of braking and/or trying to go around them. This rhymes pretty well with the video here.

Solid advice. I have found myself unconsciously doing this sometimes and recognize how much more fun and smooth the ride is. Need to focus on doing this on purpose more often! 😁🤙

This is the best educational mtb Video I have ever seen. Great work

Awesome video! Love the humor. This is pretty intuitive actually. I've been doing it without even knowing that I'm supposed to be doing it ^^

Awesome content

Your video last year on cornering changed the way I ride for the better 10x, hoping this does the same, seems like solid advice

Great video. These are your best ones! Thanks for making them. I call it 'floating' instead of bucking. Same, same.

Good video! I will check out the Scuvvers. I’ve been looking for seat protection for my truck and nothing so far has really appealed to me but the design of these really resonated. Today I take my first MTB ride in years as I get back into this facet of cycling. I’m an older rider that rides road bikes and ADV motorcycles. I’m counting on many of my off-road motorcycle skills to transfer but I’m not going to assume too much or be cocky. I will be watching your channel for more information. Keep up the good work!

Facts here👍🏻. This is stuff I tell new riders to loosen up

Momentum is your friend if you want a chance of getting through the rich gardens.... it's also a b!tch when you stop abruptly. Great Video!

This is really well explained. It took me my first 2 years of riding to grasp and start to put together the "let it buck". I kept watching the really good riders, trying to figure out how they kept their torso and head still. Visually, I understood, but riding, I couldn't translate what I was doing with my body until this year. It made such a huge change to my riding, I keep trying to explain it to my riding buddies and wife.... now I have a video to show them ;-) Awesome on the breaking, I'm looking forward to trying that and getting better and faster. Thank You!

Thanks for putting this into something I can pass on to others! I’m horrible with words, but you’ve gotten a lot of very important points across!

great content

Learned this by riding full rigid Fat Bike this winter , the hard tail life will teach you a ton about proper riding

@TheLoamRanger

Жыл бұрын

100%

This is actually really good. I don't usually leave a comment whenever a video left me impressed but this is really good advice! Can't way to try it out on the trails

Well illustrated content 👍🏾

This is like thinking philosophical about riding technique. Brilliant 🌟

This made so much sense after going out on my bike Sunday just gone it was my first ride in two years. And oh boy was I riding those brakes but after watching your video everything you said made perfect sense. Thanks for the great info.

“We talked about this!” 😂 Great video! Definitely need to work on this myself!🤙🏼

Super helpful!

What’s up buddy?! These how tos you’ve done, this, the jumping and cornering, are some of THE BEST how tos I’ve ever watched. And I’ve watched a lot. So simple. So concise. And they work! I was clearing Aline thanks to you! Can we get one on how to whip?! That’s my next big goal, I’m trying but I must be missing something, and something tells me a video of yours will give me the answer.

Needed this video 👍🚲