Creative Commuting | Making Your Urban Ride Work For You

[@gmbn]

Do you commute to work on your mountain bike? How do you liven it up? Let us know below 👇

[@geemail369]

Yep, 5k, (12mins if i'm late 😅), shower@work! If i feel like riding i just make time by startin earlier, doing a few laps at the local park (providing minor elevation) or practice my slow-riding skills on a few obstacles along the way. Same on my way home. 🤙🏻

[@randomdudeontheinternet4389]

Yes, but sadly I only have a bit of stairs on my way, since my commute is rather short and Frankfurt is pretty flat.

[@mthe007]

Yessss. I can do a 90-120min commute that includes proper trail riding, rocky climbs-technical descends and a jump line ;)

[@dennisp6722]

Yes I all ways go on stairs love stairs

[@Big-T-]

Yes, I Live in Edinburgh near Arthurs Seat which is a dead volcano. Multiple short but steep trails, techie climbs, stairs and there is also a pump track half way up. Always try to hit a couple on my way to work and back. Then jump onto the roads and smoke most roadies on there 2kg 3x whatever bikes haha.

[@brokenlegz]

I just wonder if doddy rode to work, to ride home with camera guys to pretend to ride back to work. He spent his whole day at work, riding to work.

[@geemail369]

Commute taking all day and your boss doesn't get mad ... _dream come true!_

[@Dewoy1]

I got lost on that ride.

[@Ricochetmex]

Commuting to work/school is best thing I’ve decided to do, before that I ended up with headaches and tired, now everyday I have this feeling of “nice ride 🤙” and a lot energy.

[@geemail369]

One of my buddies at work actually stopped drinking his morning coffee shortly after starting to commute by bike - "no need to anymore" he says.

[@jarmesy7953]

You can never go wrong with good old Doddy! 👌🔥

[@oneplusbike6907]

Urban riding is one of my favorite ways to get around town, keeps it fun and is a great way to explore a new town!

[@dcdude345]

That's the reason why mtbs are the ideal bike especially for getting around, fun to shred stuff on and usually light weight so it's easy to ride and of course they can go almost anywhere

[@pdpd-pd]

living in Brooklyn NY this is pretty much the only way to get better on the bike - for most out here getting to the mountain more than once a week (if even that) is a luxury. but with the right eye and mentality there’s plenty of urban decay and construction to take advantage of - uprooted cobblestone kickers, concrete barrier wallrides, even mini DH lines to keep you sharp. the other day i was out in my neighborhood and there were so many wooden pallets littered across the sidewalk that it almost felt like an urban north shore course. it’s definitely not a free for all - and takes responsibility and common sense/courtesy to ride street on the mtb. having spent most of life skateboarding i may have a different mentality than most. but i’ve found in a major city like NYC you can often get yours without bothering anyone or getting a cop’s attention - so long as you’re paying attention to everything going on around you.

[@geemail369]

🙌🏻🏆

[@andriyhirnyak4324]

Same this is exactly what I do in ny

[@tommytetley2398]

Haha I go to school at Alexander park and commute that way every day. Unfotunatley I broke my foot at Windhill on Saturday so i won’t be cycling it anytime soon. I went through Operation today and I’m sitting in my hospital bed being cheered up by your videos. I guess I’m going to be stuck at home in Bath for a while but I can always rely on a GMBN video to cheer me up, thanks guys loving the videos🙂

[@Pienimusta]

Sadly some workplaces have really bad options for parking or storing a 1-3k € bike for a work day. Those "trails" look awesome!

[@laurensvanrossem5143]

I prefer to just take the fastest route to and from work, so I have time in the evening to go for a real ride...

[@LiftedAdventures]

im the same way. get home asap to go ride

[@tamaspenzes143]

V twitch

[@LewisCampbellTech]

I have to be honest with myself - I am too busy/lazy to find time for "real rides", so the commute to work needs to count. When I had a car, I didn't ride at all.

[@kieranpotts1086]

Yay they let Doddy out the workshop

[@marcosharvey1427]

Yep haha

[@RandomTheories]

But..who let the Dods yout? 👀😂

[@th_js]

Lol

[@hadleytfb1869]

I bike to school everyday and I built a jump outside my school so I get there early to practice

[@zakioumoussa54]

That sounds fun 😂

[@ehc1327]

Haha when I was young we had the same thing

[@willcook2368]

My school is a 2 hour bus journey away. Feelsbadman

[@nigeljohnson8022]

You have the best commute ever. At the moment I am commuting on my winter road bike, but I mix it up now and again on my 29 hard tail.

[@kenjikemp]

I live in Zurich and lucky enough to commute with a bit of everything: urban, hills, single track and a maintained DH bike trail. After watching Neil's video on manualling I figured it was time to get this nailed. At the bottom of a long descent on the flat I overshot the balance point and split my knee open (when i pulled my thermals down I could see me knee cap) Small operation on my knee and bed bound since last Tuesday. Moral of the story kids? Always wear knee pads even on the commute.

[@FDB77]

I told ya’ll. I always end up watching GMBN at 2 am. Huh... what will I do now? Well, finish the video of course! ;)

[@somerandomguywastaken]

You definitely not in UK

[@Amonfobious]

That is west coast hours

[@FDB77]

Yea I’m in the West Coast. What made you guys think I’m in the UK?

[@th_js]

@@FDB77 Did anyone say you're in UK? They said the opposite...

[@FDB77]

Whoops

[@shadow7423]

Awesome video! Thank you! I usually do a lot of urban riding. I thought I was just crazy. But after seeing this video I love urban riding a bit more.

[@slopesripper]

A very well produced flick on MTB commuting!

[@polishguywithhardtospellna8227]

Cycling to work, if you have shower there, is such a pleassure, focus booster, energy kick, overall feel good Hulk punch, that most of people would not believe. Highly recommended!!!

[@polishguywithhardtospellna8227]

Oh and did I mention the conditioning you'll get out of this? I commuted 11,5-13km each way for 2 months total, broke 3k km that season and it made me a BEAST! Then employer pissed me off and I quit, but miss the commuting opportunity the most. 22 tooth front, 11-28 tooth road cassette rear on 26" XC bike, went to the mountains that year and climbed everything.

[@bcoolcreative]

Most of that was my daily walking commute for a couple of years - that steep set of stairs from Bear Flat is no joke.

[@rider65]

Brill! I have recently discovered how much fun it is to ride urban style mtb. Stairs are a blast!

[@kdesign73]

Great video!!! This is fairly close to what I deal while ridding in Queens, NYC... 1.5 hour loop to the office instead of a straight 3O-40 min ride in traffic. I go through some extensive paved and packed-dirt bike paths, park trails, and other urban settings with some great hills and technical settings -but almost practically traffic free. Great distance on a workday -roughly 30 Miles round trip and about 3-3.5 hours of MTB for the day!!! Very happy to see I am not alone!!!

[@LongPeter]

Those Knog lights are great for being seen. The head lights aren’t the brightest but fine for night commuting. Plus, all USB and waterproof as mentioned.

[@sboyd3583]

Sick riding doddy

[@korup7ion951]

my bike is a little strange, it's a very lightweight XC frame paired with a lightweight XC suspension fork, drop bars a little wider than road drops with a flare in the drops (the kind of thing you would expect to see on a gravel bike), hydro disc brakes, sram force 1 1x drivetrain, MTB pedals and then i have 3 sets of wheels one with a 1.7'' slick, a 2'' all terrain tire and a 2.3'' MTB tire which i switch between depending on what i'm going to be doing but i usually just use the all terrain tires i used to have have multiple bikes but this bike has replaced everything because it can go anywhere and do anything, i call it frankenbike

[@2refly]

Make a video about how the cameramen film your videos. Like when you're riding, how do they film that?

[@rcmakingtracks18]

Wow, wish I had a ride to work that had all those steps, cool woods etc. Nice one Doddy.

[@geemail369]

Start earlier, roam around and you'll find'em!

[@zwingler]

The way the bike looks with the suspension on the stairs looks really funny

[@freaker126]

i ride to work and home daily. i even have a little 'slope of hell' before finally reach my work place. always had trouble going up that slope. on a good bike with better gear ratios, it'll be a bit easy but if i use the other bike it's like hell. and, on Saturdays, I'll take different longer route home depends on my mood. going back is a fast downhill. it also helps maintain my fitness.

[@paradox963]

Step 1 have a job that has a shower at work, or just get used to being known as the sweaty smelly guy at work.

[@paveldzhurylyuk6076]

Lmao I commute to school, notice I live in a part of Chicago where they don't really like to clean the roads or sidewalks. There's a reason I'm the only person that rides to school. And yes absolutely about the smelly part. And if this sounds at all appealing try crashing before work/school ruins the whole day. But I have fun with it all and just ride.

[@mikuramsay]

Or just bring deodorant, or be the guy with very little body odour.

[@paveldzhurylyuk6076]

@@mikuramsay true but your supposed to put on deodorant after you shower and you don't want to be knows as "the guy that puts on too much deodorant" there really isn't a good way to do it

[@junreaksaa]

I just change clothes when i arrived at work

[@robertcoates2752]

Look up body wipes. Get to work, wipe off with those, throw on some deodorant and change clothes and you will be good to go.

[@gilesy76]

I love doing this around my town. It's good fun exploring

[@ysundawa]

really love the idea, definitely will explore those "hidden tracks" around my city .... thanks ~

[@akawazzupwitdat1543]

Now that’s the proper way to get to work👍 great job on the video!

[@partyboy007tiger]

Nice one Doddy. Good to see you out and about. Great video.

[@BlackFlag94]

This is awesome. I've got a Rockhopper Elite on it's way to me soon and I plan to ride the quickest route to work but ride up about 800ft into the woodlands on my way home. There're a few jumps in the woods too and new trails are being built.. may be awesome!

[@harold9421]

Damn, Doddy shredding today

[@puma6962]

I ride to work everyday and this vid brings all points together! Great! Keep up goodtimes, before start working 😆

[@MissingLinkMTB]

I've been looking for a fun commute. It's all dodging 4 lane roads and traffic. Mostly all uphill getting there, but oh boy, coming home would be a blast. Converted my old bike for this as soon as I get the balls to do it (over a hundred cyclists killed last year I think).... she's got semi-slick tires, underseat pouch, lights, and I kept the narrow bars.

[@geemail369]

👌🏻 ... add proper lights, visibility and protection and you're in for a win! (p.s.: for public parking get two decent locks!)

[@MissingLinkMTB]

@@geemail369 I have a vest I plan on wearing and I work in a gated area so she'll be safe. Think I might plan a dry run over the weekend.

[@tadej255]

Awesome clip with great ideas :D I hope next year I find myself a new place for a bike workshop...preferably on the other side of the local hill :)

[@sebastiendoucet06]

Way to go! Thats how I commute all the time

[@danlakermtb]

Love it! I need to find some stairsets to play on 👍

[@adriancaldwell]

great vid - I'm going to try commuting on the mtb cheers

[@damiandavids1809]

Been wanting you guys to do a video like this for a long time now! Thanks guys! Can we please get a how to ride up and down stairs. Thanks for the awesome content!

[@Xombigod]

Been mountain bike riding to work and back for the past 2 years (4 miles each way). It takes me 5 minutes less than if I go on the old motorbike due to shortcuts and traffic jam avoidances. Every time I take that for an MOT they're very dubious of the lack of mileage each year until I explain the reason.

[@bertrathkin4298]

Nice video D-Man! Another idea is using one's lunch break to do a burn on a mountain bike. That is probably the best anti-depressant on earth, which comes in extra handy at work.

[@bertrathkin4298]

@Andrew Dodd I work at a country club and we have some trails I'd like to explore on lunch breaks. Either that or I can do a quick burn around the neighborhood on the roads and hills. Anything is better than sitting and staring at a cell phone at lunchtime.

[@Rakinx96]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video! Its so relatable

[@george07448]

Wow really good video, great job doddy, nicely done and great skills

[@azonicrider32]

I ride a full carbon Niner jet 9 RDO for fulltime courier work.. It is so goddamn fun compared to road bike/fixie, absolutely no comparison really. I just put 2" slicks and pump them to 50psi and I can still hang with the roadies.. difference is my back and ass arent destroyed after a full shift, and I actually enjoy the ride :D

[@LiftedAdventures]

I really wish i had a town like this and could commute to work. I do however try to find ways to boost my skills like doing skinnys on curbs and benches and just getting out and riding. All the trails however are no closer then a 30 min drive in a car so no biking to them either. Ill be bringing out a urban skills video here soon though with how i practice in my neighborhood.

[@LiftedAdventures]

keeps raining so i cant get out much right now also. no fun

[@grantgibson2885]

More videos of Dottie shredding please🤘

[@Asdabag5099]

I used to commute to school on my trek remedy 8 before covid and I would have a blast on my way and I would get in trouble for coming in muddy

[@ATBRides]

That makes a bike ride to work fun!

[@_ssharkyy__1749]

Love the videos keep up the good work got me very motivated🤜🤛🤜🤛

[@Tu11iy]

This is all great if you work at GMBN and live in a city which is not completely flat. Tried commuting to my university once. Turned out to be almost exclusively road riding without any interesting features at all, we're not talking 30 cm drops and bunnyhops. Not to mention you are not supposed to come to a university somewhat wet/dirty. Or angry as hell. Same applies to most jobs, probably. And if you have any kind of dress code, you can just straight up drop the idea. This all limits the MTB commuting possibilities to certain places, certain jobs and certain types of riding. As much as I'd love to ride a trail to my uni and back...

[@joshneol7003]

Loving the new bike doddy

[@fatyowls]

Bath is an awesome place to ride yes it has loads of hills and small runs as well as large. Never be board in Bath...

[@kylemose-baker6]

Love the gimbal shots!

[@maxrowlinson7352]

I do a paper round every weekday morning and I always make my ride as fun as I can around my home town but annoying with the huge bag of newspapers though!

[@mortonfrankfire5400]

I’ve lived here since 2001 and I’ve not seen half of these spots?! I really must spend more time on my bike in the Town.

[@ivancamacho7668]

Awesome video!

[@samuelduarte1910]

awesome awesome video....great idea

[@danielburris4096]

Lol. Riding DOWN staircase. “They’re facing downhill”. Thanks for the laugh Doddy.

[@roni2671]

Can you GMBN make life hack videos i love them or cheap/free upgrades or what they are calld

[@commuterdude8491]

Seths bike hacks

[@roni2671]

@@commuterdude8491 i have seen every video

[@grimreaper3526]

GMBN & EMBN should SWITCH BIKES for a week & comment on EACH OTHERS BIKES & COMMUTES....would be a great episode!

[@migatron1]

You do this where I live and you're likely to get arrested for endangering the public and, if you bring a bike like that into work, you better hope they've got security just for the bike rack or you'll be doing parkour on your journey home

[@th_js]

What country?

[@desi6870]

What country?

[@BluesBroken]

What country?

[@dabas32]

What country?

[@tatersinc]

What country?

[@gardie6]

Full send!

[@mtbbro7522]

You need to check out Leeds urban bike park

[@Harry___18]

So helpful🤙🏼

[@mitchwarren1600]

Nice that is how to get to work!! I used to clock up 20 miles a day on the tow path on my London commute! Grass & mud workout!

[@harryloshak3620]

great video again guys, i am always the first one to your videos. Keep up the great work, i wear your merch all the time

[@gmbn]

Thanks Harry 🤟

[@Carnrat]

Nice town mate. So much older looking than mine. An Australians prospective.

[@fromxctoletssee]

Cool. My work is 40km away about. 1h45min of riding. 2 mountains but all tar.

[@GuidoF16]

brilliant idea!

[@danielstrangeway6492]

I go everyday on mine and try to do diff routes and try woods and mud aswel

[@jonthedoors]

The best part of this video was watching Doddys cheeks wobble in slow mo when bombing stairs. Absolute. Gold.

[@craighall4675]

Lock the back wheel and drift into those stairs then pull up hard on the bars to manual on the back wheel down the stairs, feathering the back brake 😜

[@MB-dz5hx]

Playground is everywhere....

[@chasefish190]

My commute to work is about 8 minutes down hill. I can actually get to work faster on my bike. There is a gnarly abandoned road thats all broken up and its got drop offs and the first i wont do because the rocks are sharp, and the exit is a little too sketch for me. But the second drop off has a few lines, all of them are a challenge. I ride it every now and then. Want to show my mountain biking friends it but eh

[@hightower4567]

@doddy what mtb pants are you wearing am 6.5ft I really struggle to find trousers that fit me, but those that you are wearing seem to fit you really well.

[@dariovermeulen3501]

♡ 3x drivetrain

[@davidly9716]

I love DH on stairs but I tend to not ride them when I’m far away because I don’t wanna get a flat

[@rossthomson9833]

Impressive

[@damskivitch]

Nice. You mentioned them, but can we get a gear breakdown please? What's the jacket? Trousers? Cheers!

[@CarlTheDrivingInstructor]

jacket looks like C3 GORE WINDSTOPPER Urban Camo Jacket

[@ignaciocarvajal2612]

I love your videos

[@Saiarts_yt]

Although I am not a mountain biker myself or have I trained in being a mountain biker. I am still interested in using this "creative commuting" to feel adventurous. There are downsides that I am from the Urbs (NYC to be exact). I have plenty of flat grounds and hills. If I have a question; I would like to look into this commute, is there any chance anyone can share its keywords and sources for me to use this commute during this pandemic?

[@oscarsands1237]

Feels like it's been months since we seen doddy on a bike

[@LorDDemoniC]

Ofc , i use my hartail every day to go to work ... Only 2 km but in the lunch brake i like to go home and go back , so ez 8 km every day only to work with the bike.

[@Brijesh-fu6rw]

Helped dude

[@matthewedison6312]

We need a full uncut GoPro video of this commute

[@nickwatkins5227]

Riding bikes to work in Australia is very popular with dedicated bike lanes you want to try riding up a escalator that is coming down that will test you

[@JB-th2jv]

Hey guys, Was wondering if Doddy is going to do all the next episodes now that Neil and Blake are injured at the andes pacifico? Hope they get better soon. Nice video by the way!

[@tylorforsythe1441]

Cool video

[@Paganiproductions84]

my commute from home to work is mostly tarmac my way is mostly a litte extra dirt section mixed nothing to extreme because of no helmet.

[@Alexthelion2]

Interesting Video

[@beastfromtheeast9318]

I started riding my bike on lunch break at work. Do about 5 miles a day. I keep some extra clothes to change into in the car. I’m mad because I wish I didn’t it sooner.

[@jzshxxx3339]

Your very lucky to have great urban biking areas, near my local trail/ride they are tarmacking it all for dog walkers, very sad, Ik

[@Nextup24]

Hey Doddy, what jacket are you wearing? Super smart looking jacket! Would be interested in finding one! Thanks!

[@themoroccanbikepacker1956]

Cool stuff, do you think that it is possible to ride down those stairs with a 100mm hardtail??

[@sebastiendoucet06]

3:36 Iv'e done a set of stairs so steep it makes those look flat :D

[@sebastiendoucet06]

But they were only 25 steps so it was short

[@Blasphemaker]

@Global Mountain Bike Network What jacket is Doddy wearing in this video? I would love to wear something like this to wear on my commute or out trail riding especially since it is pretty cool. All the best, love your videos!

[@CarlTheDrivingInstructor]

jacket looks like C3 GORE WINDSTOPPER Urban Camo Jacket

[@ChrisJuliano]

How accurate do you think the garmin fenix 5 HR is? Since I am sure all you guys have used a chest strap hr before so you know HR well.