Cathro is a legend, world class rider, person and presenter! Pinkbike is so fortunate. There is so much shared physics and synergies between ski racing and riding. IMO just like properly 'carving' on skis, you just can't 'ride' the skis passively and you NEED to know HOW to drive through the turn. Yes, you can just tip in skis or turn in the bike, squat back and let gravity do the work.. but the way to maximize power transfer to maximize traction and accelerate (basically pumping, but using the outside part of your tires) is to commit to angle for the turn radius by turning into the fall line, stack (or in this case apply bike/body separation) to put the maximum weighting over the edge or side knobs of tire AND then then DRIVE through the whole turn with the thought of 'Fore and Aft' - i.e. starting from front to ending more towards the back Counterbalancing on a bike is similar to the transition on skis, in order to initiate the turn in, or 'tip-in'

@mikes.8305

4 ай бұрын

Meh he’s annoyingly tall if you ask me… but he’s okay I guess .😂

@jsvnm

Ай бұрын

@@mikes.8305oh and too thin!

@Thesomersetgimp

17 күн бұрын

@@mikes.8305 it annoying when they make height part of their personally. My 15yo son is 6’3 and I’m always telling him not to do that.

I feel like this is cornering content that no one has ever really explained well before. Stoked on this video! Thanks team.

Ben saves Pinkbike.

@NONO-hz4vo

4 ай бұрын

He really is the best thing at Pinkbike.

Cathro's back on the telly... JOY!! 😍

Ben’s ability to translate difficult techniques in plain English is brilliant. How he visualises the corner here and splits it in to separate zones is fabulous. I look forward to these videos so much. 🎉

@lenmarais

4 ай бұрын

Not sure that Scottish accent can be considered “plain English”… 😉

Maybe a split screen showing the Before and After side-by-side would help to illustrate how the cornering improved and body position changed?

Really enjoying this coaching format. It gives us extra insight into how you actually apply the lessons.

Cathro's an absolute legend and this series is by far the best in providing logical, well explained information that is actually transferrable to your local trail for practicing. An enjoyment to watch and take mental notes. One small gripe with most Pinkbike videos is the audio design/edit since (at least on my speakers and headphones) some parts (mostly music) are significantly louder than others, and I find myself reaching for the volume control more than once.

You said exactly the right thing, diagnosing what I have been doing…too far back on the bike, causing me to track offline to the outside!! Thank you!! Well presented!

Cathro is the man and aimi, she’s so dang on cute!

@calumsmith3244

4 ай бұрын

Well I hope you're 17/18 yo then

@exothermal.sprocket

4 ай бұрын

@@calumsmith3244 What does equivalent age have to do with recognizing cuteness?

@jrive075

4 ай бұрын

@@exothermal.sprocketright?! I’m grown with daughters… I said she was cute in a respectful way

She steals hearts 👀

You guys are a great teacher-student combo. Respect to Aimi being so coachable.

I was SO excited to see this series re-appear on my feed! Its great to hear the dulcet tones of Ben Cathro coming through my speakers once again. LOVE your excitement as Aimi improves thru the video. Thanks for sharing your expertise and helping us get better and enjoy riding even more!!!

Ben is the man! Makes everything easy to understand and very entertaining!

Much love for this duo, a solid content guarantee. Great video. Kudos to the location scout too, unsung hero, finding a corner with a stick on the exit 🙌

So glad the series continues!!! ❤

Yes Ben another awesome video!!!

I think this is the best MTB video of Ben Cathro's teaching so far.

For those of you asking about the forks, in one of the close ups you can see a MRP logo cast into the arch. They're available in custom colors.

@Charlotte_MTB

4 ай бұрын

This is the comment I came to find!

Excellenté! I have been talking about this and wanting to practice this, perfect timing!

Thanks Ben. You have a great teaching method.

HELL YES BENNY IS BACK BABY

I’m pumped about season3!

Exactly what I’m trying to work on right now. Thanks!

Ben does the best tutorials !

Thank you Ben!

I don't need summer gravity....just Ben and my KZread! Thanks Ben!

Great stuff!

Brilliant video 🙌🏼

Very interesting Ben, thanks a lot for the tips !!!

another great episode Ben!

Glad to see Cathro is back and he even brought along Aimi. Nice! One of the best bike tutorial series on youtube continues.

Cathrovision!!! His videos are just so good. Learn a lot every time.

Baaaack ! Finally ! So glad. Thank you Ben

Super useful tips and insight. Man what I wouldn’t pay for day with Cathro as a riding coach.

Can not wait so see more! Thanks Noodle

He is absolut right give this man an award!

"I have found Aimi...and some snow!"

really REALLY helpful!

I’m so glad this series is back!!!

excellent video I definitely do that into those type of corners

This episode has been game changing for me!! Thanks Ben and Amy! Keep the content coming!

Glad to have you back Cathro!

I was sooooo in need of this!❤❤

Nice to see you're back Ben... and you too Aimi!

So glad this series is back! Learning from cathro just never gets old!

You're such a great and enthusiastic teacher who does an excellent job of explaining the fine details. I've learned so much and have lots learn. I went from crashing every 10 minutes to 15 minutes now. Off to the dentist again...

Now, that was a good tuition episode. more of this please!

BEN! YOU'RE BACK! YOU'RE HERE! What a pleasant start to 2024. So stoked! Ok I'll enjoy the video now 😂

You're such a great and enthusiastic teacher who does an excellent job of explaining the fine details. I've learned so much and have lots to learn. I went from crashing every 10 minutes to 15 minutes now. Off to the dentist again...

good to see you Ben

I can totally relate. I know I do that. Great video

im so happy there's a new how to bike season, i binged these when i was practicing then hope it gives me some motivation to bike again

Damn Ben! Watching this today before my enduro race prerun made a shocking difference! Keep up the great work!

Aimi and Ben make a great presenting duo!!!

The man, the myth & the concept is back. So great to see a new season, i hope You are taking good care of yourself Ben, and your family of course. Really awesome to see You back on the trails. Aimi is showing some great progress, its gonna be interesting to see where it takes her. Looking forward to the episodes with kids involved, i have two of those myself that i try to get out on the trails. I can use some tips!

Much love bro !!!

These are the BEST tutorials out there. Kudo Mr Cathro

Yay my favourite series is back… please do a scandi flick tutorial 😮

This was brilliant! Love seeing AIMI here with Ben! Looking forward to more of this series! Seems like there's a bit of a rowing element here as you use the handlebars to help leverage your legs down into the bike

Thanks Cathro. That makes a lot of sense and is certainly what I am doing wrong myself!

Thanks from Stuttgart

More Cathro is always a good thing!

Sugar Daddy Cathro is back in the business 😎

‘False peak. embrace the climb’ what a slogan. That’s a T shirt right there 🤙🏼

Yooo this one is so good. I'm always leaning back.

So happy you are back! Please do the "scottish surprise sound" more often :)

The man rules 👌🤟

Season 3 🤯🤯🤯 let’s gooo

Can’t wait for the kids and bikes!

great video Ben - I think the words you're looking for at @5:18 is "extend the legs keep body still"

Terbaik Cathro dan Aimi!

"greatly improved stick avoidance management" lol

Now that i know how to stop loosing speed in corners, if only i could find a instructional video how how to stop losing my speed in corners

This is absolute gold, definitely the best "how to" MTB series out there! A question for PB and other commentators: How much influence can rear shock rebound damping settings have on this technique? In particular, is it easier to practice with a little more damping? Occasionally I find I get pushed back and the bike shoots off ahead of me coming out of a turn, and I'm wondering if this could be poor technique (obvs) compounded by relatively low/lively rebound damping on the rear (which I selected for ride quality down rooty steppy terrain). Cheers! Definitely inspired to get out on the bike and try this out ASAP!

This is peak Cathro. Great stuff

wow, what a difference!

That's a really good tutorial. There's that trail, pretty easy and flowy at my local bike centre, with which I struggle a lot at literally 3 corners. I don't like them, I feel uncomfortable at them and I couldn't improve when sessioning them. That video goes to rhe Skills playlist to be used in spring.

So: make the suspension do the work by being firmer with arms and legs as you compress into a berm. Especially front end to create the initial bite and change of direction, and then drive out of the berm supported by strong legs pushing the rear into the ground.

New Ben video on technic is the best

woooooooooooooooooh season 3

SESON 3 LESSSS GO WITH AMI ASWELL🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Awesome

Bloooooody good beans.

Daddy Giraffe is back!

Perfectamundo !

Ben is back! Like buttons will be smashed.

Whoah bro, season 3???

great vid!... but ouch the audio levels, my headphones 😆

Really interested in its capability vs a modern enduro bike.

Tidy video 👌🏻

Noticeable change in the dip of the inner shoulder to drive the front where you want to go. I can do this on a pump track but I find committing to a dirt berm scary, causing me to sink down and, ironically, lose front-end traction. 😢

How is it different when the corner is full of rubble, and the front washes out easily? Thx

Is Cathro's handlebar Deity Highside 50mm rise? I am quite tall as well and think of trying one..

What fork are they running?

"That was scary" is what I think keeps good riders from cornering well. Not that they are scared of crashing but having the confidence to know the corner will hold the aggressive turn. Without being a pro it looks like what separates the elite from the rest is how accurately they are able to push the limits of each corner. On a turn I know well I may get to 80 or even 90% of the maximum grip available. Pros with their elite body position to find the most available grip and their expert judgement of what will and will not hold will get close to 100% of what is possible. This is why over the course of a 4-5 minute downhill event you see the top 10 are separated by seconds. They are all so good at getting close to 100% there is very little room for improvement for any of them.

Epic

lovely to see your face again Ben

My own opinion it is the shoulders that direct the bike so you don't need to slow down. Pressure on the legs depends on the angles of the turn

Name of songs you had in video? Reminds me of Your Best Friend Jilly