The standing spring movement is just sooo satisfying to get right on trails and use the terrain to just float over roots and and rocks.

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

Oh for sure! Good word.

I only started mountain biking less than 2 years ago - this video is great - did my first small manuals today!

@mountainbikeacademy

14 сағат бұрын

Dang that’s faster than I learned them by far haha - good work! Having fun?

A ton of usefull content in a single video. Thanks for your work and sharing your skills! 💪

The trampoline analogy helped me visualize things so perfectly. Especially for jumping, took the mystery out of it for me.

@mountainbikeacademy

12 күн бұрын

Super. You’re one of us now :)

These videos are brilliant, I'm just back on the bike after 6 months off with a broken shoulder, confidence is at rock bottom and these videos are giving me a goal/something to work on and helping me slowly build confidence, thank you.

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

Sorry bout the shoulder! Hope you were shredding when you hurt it . This is encouraging! You’re more than welcome. Happy to share. Hopefully I can rack up a big old audience. Stoked because I won’t need sponsors since I have my membership, so you’re helping me a ton by commenting, watching, etc. Keep at it!

@pawsan69

2 ай бұрын

@@mountainbikeacademy yep shredding, got my timing wrong on a gap jump and went out the front door, but lessons learnt lol

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

daaaaang sorry

@robertmcfadyen9156

Ай бұрын

​@@pawsan69I have seen coaches get injured whilst teaching so you are not alone .

This is really amazing work - spot on explanations and visuals that actually show what's going on and transport the idea. Love it!

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

Glad it resonated!

Excelent job, man. You are a great teacher. Thank you.

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

This video is very informative and on point. Easy to absorb and forsure will practice for myself. Done watching alot of tutorials but didnt work much for me and this is very logical and fundamental. Thanks for the video 🙌👍

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

Welcome and good feedback!

What a great video and tips! I will practice these and work on the skills to improve my MTB riding.

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

Glad u liked it, have fun!

I like everything you said cuz it makes sense and I'm going to actually practice. Thanks. Pam

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Let me know how it goes. Could be fun!

Im giving mountain biking a go again at age 48, and after i broke my collar bone on a trail in 2013. I wish i new these skills back then and i hope learning them now helps with my crash PTSD!

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

Get it!

Thank you so much 🙏🏻 i been riding trail with so many mistakes with so many tips given to me, after watching this video helps me to improve my basic riding skill correctly 🎉

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

@justsayin3600

2 ай бұрын

Same. I've been riding with more of a moto background and just don't have the basics of MTBing down. Because of this I have habits that are instinctual and not a learned technique. What's holding me back is not practicing repetition on flat ground. It's really hard to practice this when your flying downhill.

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

@@justsayin3600 interesting, what are some techniques that don’t transfer from moto to Mtb for you specifically?

So instructive and coherent!! One thing always leads to another. Thank you! Can't wait to ride by bike now! I'll listen again, take notes, and try the exercises. It might take quite a few sessions to get through all the exercises. Thank you! I want to ride by bicycle...

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

Thank you! keep at it

Hi from the UK, I'm loving the content of this tutorial, I'm 56 with a new hip and even though I've ridden MTB bikes since the beginning this is a great way of fine tuning in your skills. Superb job 👌

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

Do what the PT says! Hip replacement won’t hold you back if you follow doctors orders in rehab. Especially if it was anterior approach surgery.

@timarmitage8538

Ай бұрын

@@mountainbikeacademy 100% correct 👍 he said I have no limits and if I want to jump my bike then do it, just don't crash 😂

II`ve been riding since I was 55 (60 now) ,so little experience. your adviceis great, so clear Illput it into practice. thank you so much from Argentina

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

Greetings to you!!! Thanks so much for the comment I just think it's so wild and cool to reach people all over the globe!

YYou are absolutely on point with this video. I've been MTB riding for over 20 years, and only in the past four months have I begun to learn the skills you demonstrate. I've taken up weightlifting and focused on core strength at the gym. The difference it's making is astounding. I wish I had discovered your video earlier. Observing professional riders helped me realize what makes them excel. I've come across a few videos teaching similar techniques, but none as effectively as yours. It's incredible how your video corroborates the skills I'm honing. Just today, I had one of my best rides, feeling completely in control and having a blast. I even broke my personal record for average speed, now at 9.4 mph. My climbing has improved significantly. Watching your video again taught me so much, and I've already shared it with others. Keep up the excellent work. Many mountain bike riders could benefit from this kind of skills video!

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

What a nice comment! Major thanks 😎keep at it!

On the climbs, I remember reading a technique ( before KZread) using your hands like you're throttling on a motorcycle with both hands simultaneously weighting the rear wheel with your bodyweight for grip on loose-slippery terrain. It's hard to explain, but it really works.

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

I think it works too, for a reason not expected. Amount of torque you create rotating the bars is minuscule, but that position makes you get lower in the front and light too, so it makes the front wheel track better and the rear wheel get traction. Good point

Good skills to learn . I found the most improvement in my riding was adopting countersteering lean. Watching many peoples crashes on a course, I found many were caused by improper steering.

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

Interesting

Thanks for this video. I had shoulder replacement surgery a couple months ago and I’ve known to leaving a bit to far forward. (I’m also 6’5). I’m totally going to use the straight up and down, posture/standing spring, technique. 👍🏼🇺🇸

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

Google CARs for shoulder and see if you’re physical therapist is ok with you doing them!

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

Your

Thank you for this video!!! First, I'm old, scary close to 70. My first bike was a peugeot canyon express back in the 80s. Recently, I upgraded from a fuel EX8 to a Santa Crus Hightower. What happened next was an eye-opener for me. The carbon frame hightower is way les forgiving for a rider with sloppy fundamentals than past aluminum bikes. So much so that at least half of the fundamentals you illustrated need serious work. Again, thank you for this tutoral. It's time to get to work!!!

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

You can do it! www.loom.com/share/2d1ea491f3f947eb815ee8464ca3ac91?sid=4276a0fa-927b-4028-bc29-30d55af77908

@robertmcfadyen9156

2 ай бұрын

You may find it difficult due to your age and limited strength and agility . A riding companion who is in their 70's struggled with these drills even though they ride regularly . I cannot do them properly now even though I could two years ago due to a serious crash at a mtb park . It left me with incurable injuries .

@andylowrey5174

2 ай бұрын

@robertmcfadyen9156 Yes sir, I do appreciate your comments. And to be sure, I am a realist who is getting older and slowing down. I think my goal here is skill improvement for safety. Working through these progressions to refine my center and comfort zone on new bike. Not so much crashing steep technical black diamond descents. I do love cross country and a good climb with flow descents.

@andylowrey5174

2 ай бұрын

@mountainbikeacademy thank you for your loom note! Much appreciated. We couldn't be further apart as I'm 60 miles from the Canadian border in Washington state. I was born in Soufh Carolina! But the long arm Boeing recruited my father from the U of SC back in the 50s, hence Washington State... For now, I would like to follow as a subscriber and see if online coaching opportunities are possible. Thank you!!!

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

Oh wow! Both my sons were born here in SC. Keep following, hopefully this helps! And if you want to do the online coaching just go to my link! bit.ly/3I0Tl3T -- Join us for fitness, coaching, and community!

Excellent. I will add these to what I'm workin on. Since I have a budget hardtail, I'd rather mix some confident , fun riding with practicing techniques than hitting crazy trails and "sending it" lol. I cant justify spending more on a better bike until I've learnt much more. Thanks for the simple approach and timely examples on the video.

@mountainbikeacademy

24 күн бұрын

Go for it!

Wow, revelation! Great vid.

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I go through parts like crazy already with my 270lb self.I'll get there though, Be leave it!

This video is gold!! Especially for me that I started riding 6 months ago. I’ve grown quite fast that I’m keeping up with riders that have been riding for years but for sure this video will help me grow faster and correct a few techniques I was taught by random folks I’ve met riding that I thought they were correct but for some reason the techniques felt awkward. But this video for sure will help me! Thank you sir!

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

Pleasure! Enjoy your rides and shred safely!

@Ferrari255GTO

Ай бұрын

You probably have already done this, but if you haven't go mess around with your bike's setup, sometimes what you think is not what you want.

Ein sehr schönes Video. Drei Tage am Stück ist ganz schön stramm.

@mountainbikeacademy

3 күн бұрын

Nicht für mich. Vielen Dank fürs Einschalten und Bemerken! Mein Ziel ist es, eine Mountainbike-Bewegung zu starten ... Bewegung :) Ich habe dafür einen Übersetzer verwendet. Es tut mir leid, wenn meine Botschaft unklar ist.

Thanks!

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

My first super thanks! Any way I can support your goals? Let me know I may be able to get ya something special!

@allenrichard6274

Ай бұрын

@@mountainbikeacademy not to worry I learned from your 12 tips video the thanks. I'm 72 race class bmx holding titles. Also XC sub 20lb full suspension Scott's 29er. Still learning!

thank you so much sir your sharing your knowledge about biking im mark kris Dela vega im alway watching your video someday you are meet you thank you so much for your kind to share your knowledge about biking...

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

🫡you’re welcome

i really like mccormack's stuff like the hip hinge and that style of attack position , it really helped me ride harder , and then i saw last week's redbull hardline tasmania , and i realised those champs mostly ride tall and looked really relaxed while going warp speed. something needs working with my riding

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

www.loom.com/share/a046fce25f864f37963d6295ae3f18b9?sid=207d39b8-eb64-451b-bfc0-a244a66ba867

@awfully.average

2 ай бұрын

@@mountainbikeacademy thanks man ! Your bit about doing just enough was yummy key takeaway when I was doing session with my coach.

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

@@awfully.average yeah it’s a very old established idea Minimum effective dose- medicine/nuyrition Minimum viable product - business/startup

@robertmcfadyen9156

2 ай бұрын

A lady I sponsor , took part at Derby , Tasmania as well and in the , stand tall position , they are not totally relaxed but in a "controlled" position .

Squating and pushups helped me with holding these aggressive positions, can recommend.

@mountainbikeacademy

28 күн бұрын

U sound fit keep at it!

Wow first tip is cool!

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

Even as an experienced rider, I've learned some great skill improving drills, thanks.

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

@robertmcfadyen9156

2 ай бұрын

Why didn't you learn these drills first ? You cannot ride properly without them . Many mtb clubs test you on these upon signing up to allow you to ride with them .

@robertmcfadyen9156

2 ай бұрын

I was kicked out of a mtb club for failing one component of a skills exam .

@Ferrari255GTO

Ай бұрын

​@@robertmcfadyen9156 what you need to do is find a group where the people are chill instead of snobs, the hobby should be about fun first and skill second

@robertmcfadyen9156

Ай бұрын

If you call yourself experienced , you would have the skills already . You must have been revising them .

we been working on attack motion last few days.

Thanks. I've had a long break following many years mtbing and am ready to restart. I was self taught, of course, and can already see some fundamental flaws in my old riding style. You put a big no go sign on them!😂 The whole standing tall thing 🤦 way too much weight on my hands 🤦

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

I was self taught too! Good news is I practiced some of these and got em quick. HaveFUN!!!

Great stuff even for a road cyclist such as myself.

@mountainbikeacademy

24 күн бұрын

Come to the dark side We have suspension and more injuries Chicks still don’t quite dig it yet- my wife is still confused as to what I do when I ride

I am agree with you, especially stretch the different arm straight to opposite way to turn, that's no good to me at all, took too long to switch body, too much movement, unstable, and i like your way of turning. and the most important i will try to press standing next time, my legs may not getting sore very quickly next time.

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

Keep playing around with it! Have fun.

Excellent video! I run a social MTB group and we get lots of noobs asking “how do you do that…” “how do you blah blah..” and honestly I don’t always know, I just ride my bike. This will be great to share and refer to what section they are asking about. One question though…. You ride corners with pedals flat (I.e the pedals horizontal). I mostly put the outside pedal down for more grip and to get inside clearance against the ground. This is especially important on flat corners (no berm) or loose terrain. Am I doing it wrong or is this a separate skill you’d teach at some other point in training?.

@mountainbikeacademy

29 күн бұрын

Good q - if the turn is low speed, flat (no berm) and very sharp yeah I find my self doing the same It’s not a law of the universe lol. If you’re riding a downhill race you’ll almost never truly drop an outside foot. My biggest tip would be just to try both on the same turn and see what you see!

I like the leg pump to help get front wheel up instead of just pumping the fork. However, when it comes to not weighting the font or rear I don’t agree. For example, during heavy braking, pumping the bike for a second doesn’t help you slow down once the bike unweights a second later. Best way to slow down quickly is moving your weight backwards over the rear wheel to increase grip consistently throughout the process. Also missing from the cornering is making sure you keep the front wheel weighted. Just leaning the bike without enough weight on the front wheel is a recipe for a washout. Everything else makes sense though ;)

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

Trying to understand the part you're talking about wth "not weighting the front or rear" - of course it's cool if you don't disagree I'm just not understanding which part you're referencing specifically! So interesting discussion on your point with pumping during heavy braking - I checked out your channel and you ride a hardtail? I agree with you actually - this is a super broad audience video, 95% of beginners these days learn on full suspension hyper capbable bikes. And if you do a full load and smooth de-load where you drop your heels, you actually won't get a rebound on a full suspension bike because your power will be transferred through angular force. So yes - technique won't really work on a hardtail at all, and it's something for a beginner to try. so my point wasn't to get them to massively increase their braking forces - it was to play with how you can load the bike and see how it affects the movement. And about the weighting the wheel - that's a bit advanced for this video where I have 12 things but yes if you don't weight hte front you wash out. agreed.

This are great tips, I think it would have been better shown on a hardtail though since this will likely be what most beginners start on. Also the full sus does alot of work for the rider which could cause beginners to develop bad habits. I still like these tips tho!

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

Everything is the same except standing spring, you just need to do it harder and quicker. Fundamentals don’t change across bikes.

Badass

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

U the man boss 💪🏻

The number 1 reason I see riders lacking confidence is they are clipped in when they should be riding flat pedals until they get better. I ride both and I’m still more confident riding technical stuff on flats. If you are trying clips use adjustable Shimano pedals on the lightest setting. Good luck! Great video

@mountainbikeacademy

25 күн бұрын

Interesting, and thanks!

Can you still achieve the standing spring on a bike with no suspension?

My favorite part of this video was @20:39 when the snot droplet flew out of your nose. Favorite part, definitely don't cut that

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

lol. Well… I think it was a little bit of saliva but whatever makes it memorable I’m down for more of that

I remember when MTB manufacturers replaced the best shocks (rider's legs) with heavy, torque sapping metallic ones. "...but they're better for your back & joints and making descents safer." 😭

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

I like my hardtail but there’s a point where Windrock would not be fun anymore on one haha

@TenFalconsMusic

Ай бұрын

@Mountain Bike Academy It's subjective to conditions I suppose. I tried a full suspension on some black & double black trails I was familiar with, but found I didn't feel connectivity with the terrain. I even had my pro-fitter adjust the suspicion for those specific trails. Multiple wipeouts later, I gave up on suspension and returned to my hard-tails.

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

@@TenFalconsMusic you’re made of iron that’s awesome 💪🏻

been riding for over 40 years and never mastered the track stand or balance, but can get by anyway.

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

do you want to though?

Where did you get yoir knee braces and what brand are they?? Thanks love mtbing

@mountainbikeacademy

3 күн бұрын

Troy Lee designs. I also like anything with d30 material! The TLD I’d say have above average coverage and are pretty good at fitting under jeans

Awesome and informative vid. 👏 I'm super noob to trail riding and this is 3rd time I'm watching this through.

@mountainbikeacademy

12 күн бұрын

Tbh these skills can take years to refine - glad you found it early!

Where do you coach? Any summer programs for adults?

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

Greenville sc. yes.

How do you do a standing speing ojba hardtail?

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

faster and harder, but not as much movement.

I was super awkward cornering before i got my dropper post, then after i got it i just sort of instinctively leaned a bunch of stuff and even with my seatpost high (my dropper died :( ) i still corner better

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

I had the same distinction

Squatting on the bike its very old school, if you squat your chest will come up and you’ll wash out your front ,very bad and old advise like lean beck when you going over steep stuff😂. The funny part is that in your video you are not squatting you are hinging at the hips like dead lifting and get low maintaining that position proper way to corner.

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

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@themtbproject1422

2 ай бұрын

@@mountainbikeacademy hey bud thanks for the reply and thank you for put in out information. Couple of points that maybe help you with what you trying to do and what some of us see and take away from KZread videos. 1) always try to use the right terminology,if you want us to squat say squat if you want us to hing say hinge and so on.I’m the kind of person that if I want to learn from you I would follow what you telling me if you want me to dead lift you can’t tell me to dead lift lol hope makes sense. 2) I was a strength anc conditioning coach and personal trainer for 30 years I had a CrossFit gym for 11 years where I’ve trained at least 8000 people and let me tell you that things have changed from 20 years a go 40,50,60,70 years old they know way more about fitness flexibility techniques than we think. I’ve found in my experience that actually older people are way more technical flexible then younger why, because they are more diligent and take their time to learn the proper technique proper stretching and so on. 3) when we try to put out content to cover a large group of people without getting specific can always be misleading to many. But this it’s just my opinion and I’m not trying to put down what you doing I’m giving you a view our side.

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

I hear ya. That's the approach I take with my more targeted content. This specific video is my first one meant for a very broad audience. 95% of the rest of myt content is helping intermediate riders who lack fitness (mobility, functional movement, balance, weak core) break intermediate plateaus.

@LaurentiusTriarius

2 ай бұрын

Some things transfer from other disciplines, I came from BMX and skateboard in the early 90's people had no idea how to name the stuff we were doing so we stole from other sports logically but 30 yrs later one thing that didn't completely settle yet is the use of a "standardized" vocabulary, we're getting to it 😂

Do away with the jump zoom and will be pleasant to watch 🤘☠🤘

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

Already did ha it's just a test. Testing everything :) Thanks for the feedback

One thing you didn’t mention with the spring motion etc are you doing it with both front & back shock fully open - the reason I ask is that I’m a very fit 63 yr old weighing in at 93kg - I’m running a carbon Trek 9.8 with 140 travel and there’s no ways I can get my bike to spring like yours (full compression) with my sag values set to my riding weight

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

www.loom.com/share/018ceeabbe83407489aa92d0e31e3fb7?sid=3e13dba8-ad26-4670-bfc6-163b97edc036

@dylansalt1

Ай бұрын

@@mountainbikeacademy thank you for the awesome reply - my rebound is set at 4 clicks out as recommended by fox - but I’m definitely going to practice more - I’ll pass this on to 29 year old son who also keeps saying he can’t wheelie his enduro bike 🙂

@mountainbikeacademy

27 күн бұрын

U can do iiiittt

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Give this guy the right sub number !

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

I support this energy many thanks!

you should teach motocross technique too......seems like you are on the same wavelength

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks I don’t ride moto . Not enough time for that many sports.

@Joe-pb3lx

2 ай бұрын

@@mountainbikeacademy ......moto guys like mountain biking but mountain bikers dont like moto? is it a fear thing? because i feel like mountain biking is more scary than moto

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

@@Joe-pb3lx I love all things 2 wheels tbh

Dont you have to lean fwd on a hard tail for back wheel lift

@mountainbikeacademy

29 күн бұрын

No

I often see new riders trying to stand up and power up little climbs swinging the bike side to side laying chest on the bar face over the front wheel. Well there's a concept, it's named traction. On a roadbike you can usually push "forward" but if the gradient is sufficient you'll loose traction if you don't keep weight centered with a little prejudice for the rear... Nothing is ever that simple, sadly

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

My basic climbing lessons in my paid course are longer than this video so yes lol

@harryparkinson

2 ай бұрын

On a road bike and XC bike you will loose power if you lay the bike side to side whilst climbing or sprinting. The frame and wheels flex under sideways load absorbing power.

I always thought that riding bent meant 6 beers at the trailhead 😏 What kind of shoes are you rocking in this video?

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

Technically you’re not wrong lol

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

Etnies and I think maybe 5.10 free riders possibly in a few clips. For DH racing the 5.10s are probably better overall, but they actually grip too much 90 percent of the time and I like to jib and move around a lot so a shoe like etnies grips just as well until I need to move them. Plus they have padding on the inside so when I do stuff like crankflips and attempted tail whips it doesn’t smash my old man ankles

Standing tall is not easy when you are very tall. On most bikes, the stack height doesn’t increase that much for each size increase. I had to put 80mm riser handlebars on my size extra large bike so that I don’t have to lean over as far.

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

Story of my life - love me some Deity bars

you remind me of the motocrosser jeff emig

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

I keep hearing this from multiple sources lol - hope that's a good thing

@Joe-pb3lx

2 ай бұрын

@@mountainbikeacademy .....yeah he is the maker of ODI grips

@Joe-pb3lx

2 ай бұрын

@@mountainbikeacademy .....its a good thing, he's just older

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

@@Joe-pb3lx wow. Just installed some ODIs on my sons bike had em laying around extra. Nice!

@Joe-pb3lx

2 ай бұрын

@@mountainbikeacademy too funny

look up AJ Catanzaro, Moto Academy.......you could be just like him and he is doing really well

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Buddy of mine mentioned this when I was hanging at Kanuga bike park. I actually got hit by an ad by them a while back!

@Joe-pb3lx

2 ай бұрын

@@mountainbikeacademy ......maybe its a sign.....lol

My take: there's "low, "lower" and "cockroach low"

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

Low, lower, and my 6 year old just gave me a solid burn low lol

Why do coaches have different and sometimes conflicting ideas on technique ?

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

ever googled "best motor oil for my Jeep" or "best ____" online? fact of the matter is that this is a KZread channel. It's for entertainment. I'm building a movement, not coaching people with this specific relationship. I've worked with kids, surgeons, advised high-growth early-stage business firms, and that was all before I became an MTB coach and I'm a husband and a dad. I "know" all kinds of leadership and coaching formats that work and I still might not be the best coach for you. That's highly personalized :)

Show some basics for XC bikers , cause the bike geos, body positions etc are completely different from trail/enduro riding.

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

Yeah it’s actually the same exact principles imo but what makes you say that? I’m happy to dive deeper around this because prob lots of people are thinking the same way as you!

@endremajos2566

Ай бұрын

@@mountainbikeacademy first of all it's better to start (any kind of riding )with "how to fit the bike on your body" , because isn"t fitted on you, you can"t get the right positions, if you have a dropper or not have, if you have SPD pedals that don't allows to place the pedals to the middle of your toe, where you showed how to stay stable on the bike at 1:39 (example). If a beginner knows wrong how to place their foot right, the position on the seat , and ballancepoints etc will be wrong.

Don’t need a pedal press when you are clipped in

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

Why is that?

@frankiez7414

Ай бұрын

because you are clipped in, the pedal press is doing what the cleats are doing, or maybe im wrong@@mountainbikeacademy

first: have money

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

I had no money when I started and rode a $250 specialized p.2. Still very fun.

@Kubx-wx3qi

Ай бұрын

@@mountainbikeacademy yeaah but riding and doing tricks on cheap bikes gonna destroy those pretty fast, that sucks

The over use of Zoom-in and out on yourself is very annoying to watch.

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

Agreed. It’s also a pain to edit- I did this as a test, you’ll notice most of my videos aren’t like this, your comment confirms my suspicions. :)

@linusmushroomtips776

2 ай бұрын

@@mountainbikeacademy as they say, you don't find out unless you fuck around :)

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

@@linusmushroomtips776 I’m here to find out 🤣

@robertkotroczo7908

2 ай бұрын

Agreed. But you could have found a nicer way to point it out.

@VE2FGJ

2 ай бұрын

@@robertkotroczo7908 Agreed, I either let the author know or tune-out. Sometimes it is better to let it known, so may be it can improved on next videos, sorry if I seem rude.

🙌🏾🫵🏽👌🏾

@mountainbikeacademy

29 күн бұрын

:)

You a world cycling champion? No?

@mountainbikeacademy

Ай бұрын

This question is confusing. I am not a world cycling champion. I’m a billionaire playboy philanthropist secretly masquerading as a gnardian angel.

much more easy... step 1: get off youtube step 2: get on the bike. you will learn nothing from videos like this. get out and ride. all these skills will come naturally.

@mountainbikeacademy

29 күн бұрын

you're probably right www.loom.com/share/c16d39f895e44fed886a777a493f45b6?sid=3c0763a3-930f-4704-bd9b-d7816cd99188

@frankthiele6539

20 күн бұрын

ok, you want more ;) standing spring: i dissagree with the standing spring. why? if rebound damping is correct, its almost impossible to bunnyhopp. why? traction is king. the whole point of damping is to remove all this energy from the springs. you can see this good in the front-wheel-lift section where the fork bounces up and down at least 3 times after being on the ground. also rear wheel lift should never work as shown with a good suspension setup you should learn all of this without suspension but maybe thats only my downhill perspective. braking: beginners should learn to brake the frontwheel first on asphalt. so they know the feeling of the brake. the loose ground could slide your frontwheel sideways, especially for beginners. but i agree with the whole feeling thing. for me, frontbrake is more than 60% rest of the video is ok, but it would be better with a instructor on site to give you feedback

@mountainbikeacademy

20 күн бұрын

@frankthiele6539 www.loom.com/share/a53ed659e8cc41838ef04e8056ef65d9

i honestly dont understand why noobs start a channel to teach people how to ride, and the actual pros wont.

@mountainbikeacademy

2 ай бұрын

www.loom.com/share/cb909d3bc99b4ee58a2d1cf7373b1109?sid=7d604629-f207-4b0a-98e0-a71a8a146637

@wallyworld6249

26 күн бұрын

Your advice is professional. You get into great detail. Disregard this criticism, pick and choose fights that make sense.

@ignaciosevil2157

26 күн бұрын

great video mate, thanks for the advice

@ignaciosevil2157

26 күн бұрын

aalthough i need to look at a bit faster riding to be sure of anything. lol