Can You Ride Street On A Fat Bike? | MTB Skills

Blake and Martyn set out to find out whether a Fat Mountain Bike is capable of riding street. They test it on stairs, rocks and even a kids playground!
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[@gmbn]

When's the last time you went for a street ride?

[@eclipsephobia6291]

5 mins ago

[@gtb_rc9383]

Yesterday

[@starablaza1553]

1 sec

[@hatmasterflash6564]

never

[@PerryJolly]

I ride street whenever I go to oxford because there are so many amazing spots

[@FarmerFpv]

Blake & Maryn are a riot together, the perfect duo.

[@BoomKillerE]

Its Martyn

[@HoxtonLive]

I can't stop crying looking at this. He is telling blake do the things he wants to do but he can't. Lots of respect to Martyn, it takes big strength to be denied what you love and still keep looking like you got it together and not falling apart :(

[@skeletalforce9673]

@Thomas Croon Thats a stupid word and it doesnt matter who you are, not being able to do things you were once able to do and love anymore sucks.

[@sandy_knight]

I'd say it's Martyn having a laugh being the Taskmaster ;-)

[@nassiglutt6587]

Been using mtb for so long and this vid made me consider having a fat bike

[@kickboxerforever00]

Living Vicariously, do it it every day through my kids and I'm not disabled, just jealous of being their age again 😂🤣

[@AngelsRapture]

You two have way too much fun doing these videos.

[@Jurrb_]

There is no thing as too much fun my friend

[@sudhar1998]

Me going to a bicycle repair Shop. Mechanic: What's the problem? Me: My Crankshaft is broken. Mechanic: how? Me: I was doing stunts. 12:11 Me doing stunts.

[@alexthetoaster728]

Fr me

[@Railgo7]

ahahah you're the best together

[@prudiceflc]

indeed!! =P

[@forterierocks]

Take the fat bike on a downhill trail you'll be surprised how well they work!

[@ZeroSeriesMMX]

Derek Joon I think Neil did that a long time ago... With a beard, and beer.

[@forterierocks]

ZeroSeriesMMX I'll have to search for it, I took mine downhill and was so surprised how well it did

[@ZeroSeriesMMX]

Search no more, my friend: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6nIXnWVgdd8mtE

[@bjarkibirgisson655]

I tried it and its so fcking fun

[@ianholmquist8492]

Na, glad you like it though

[@macleod1592]

12:31 dismounting like a boss!

[@gmbn]

Nose manual to dismount!

[@christinahamiltonracing]

This is my favourite video all year! Martyn and Blake rock! It’s so easy to get caught up in racing and epic rides and forget to go out and have some simple fun. Have you thought about doing a podcast?

[@gmbn]

Happy you liked it Chris Hamilton. Thing is, these guys are all about the face time, so not sure if a podcast would suit!

[@y_nni1342]

Imagine those Fatbike tyres on the wheelchair🔥😂

[@robrond2864]

We seriously need more of these two and this bike.

[@gmbn]

We do!

[@DownUnderShenanigans]

I like how Martin has gloves on and Blake doesn’t

[@wouterveidhuis8653]

HarryWooldridge i think martin has them to protect his hands because he has to spin his wheels with his hands?

[@Brian-cr1ep]

Wouter VeIdhuis it’s to stop the wheels with your hands without getting your hands molested

[@Michael-xy8zd]

@@Brian-cr1ep molested😂😂

[@your_average_cultured_dude]

@@wouterveidhuis8653 his hands are the rim brake pads lol

[@Jurrb_]

@sprinkles cup cake his legs got paralyzed in a mtb crash

[@andyginther8562]

Trials stuff was nuts. Big props for getting through, didn’t think it was possible. You guys are so awesome together!

[@MichaelTV44]

Martin knows how to play Blake's strings

[@cjgates11]

do you think Blake takes Duracell or is he wind up?

[@mjcarter11]

MichaelTV44 is that Martin that used to ride for saracen and then rode for Canondale?

[@mjcarter11]

Why is he in a wheelchair? He was a wizard on bikes.

[@MichaelTV44]

@@mjcarter11 yes that's him. He was paralyzed from doing a front flip at a triles show at the siverstone race track. These are videos about him explaining what happened.

[@furyl1_neverz91]

More Fat bike!!!

[@nickthecarguy-channel]

Put Blake on a bmx next!

[@toasty8547]

nick the car guy Then it wouldn’t be gmbn So gbn

[@your_average_cultured_dude]

@@toasty8547 gbmxn

[@colinkramer36]

Please do ebay mountainbike challenge!

[@gmbn]

Hmm! Perhaps!

[@lukasbormann4830]

You can find really nice bikes on ebay so it wouldnt change much

[@willdabeast144]

Ebay has anybike

[@MrMartinSchou]

One of my favourite things in videos like this (goes for lots of other channels that show tricks in various sports) is seeing the progression from idea through repeated failure to success. Not because I can laugh or point fingers at the mistakes, but because it shows that even the best make mistakes, and that's such an important thing to not only know but also to see in order to motivate people. Far too often we treat failure as the end of the road and something horrible rather than as a natural and expected step on the road towards success, and videos like these help break down that mindset.

[@oicey_]

i was just about to give up wheeling but u gave me hope again thx mate

[@12thgear]

18 people gave this a thumbs down? Criminal, I say!

[@gmbn]

Hear, hear!

[@TheMaxmanss]

Awesome video. Can we get more trials based videos guided by Martin? It'd be great to get some tips and tricks from the master.

[@arkir1184]

Great channel fellas. Really like these episodes with the two of you together. Good stuff

[@eskimor1]

A very nice video! What tires are you using there? I'm about to buy my first 26" fatty, or a 27,5+. A difficult decision between them. Surely a + would be more aggressive and agile, but a real fatbike with something like at least 4,6" tires might be super cool and better in the winter time.

[@fintekonivel]

He is really trying to get a mate to roll with him on wheel chairs

[@tekoppentekoppen761]

True story.

[@dalemews1]

More fat bike action please!

[@easyrider75]

Epic! More fat bike please

[@edwardmcguire3801]

Who's the manufacture of the bike?

[@Leo_Inclan]

I'm starting to kinda want a fat bike... Also, how on earth do you guys not carry tools to fix that flat?! You need to watch GMBN's "Ten things to take on a mountain bike ride" or GCN's "How to pack for a bike ride"... even those guys know you MUST prepare for flats!

[@NewMexicoOutside]

Nero Inclan Every biker should have a fat bike in the quiver

[@koko-lores]

But how long would it take to pump up a fat tyre with a small hand pump?

[@rudebwoy3778]

Its do able i love mine

[@stevek8829]

koko lores It only needs 20-25 psi

[@koko-lores]

It needs even less, but still - how long does it take? It already feels like it takes forever to pump up a normal 2.4 inch tyre with a foot pump (compared to a 25-28 mm tyre up to 5-6 bar)

[@dimensionsofearth]

That looks like so much fun I never knew fat bikes could be this capable and now I seriously want to try out a fatbike, great video!

[@ketogenerreini1690]

And all thath grip with the least gripy Jumbo Jim, there are a lot better Tyre

[@NewMexicoOutside]

DimensionsOfEarth Get one! So much fun.

[@villigergamer7776]

6:21 My mum stepped in and now im grounded

[@patrickcrowell3114]

F

[@hic963]

F in the chat

[@santimeek5063]

F

[@qk4721]

F

[@qk4721]

F

[@PeterDietrich]

I love Martyn's wise words at 11:03: There's no place for "annoyed" when Trials riding! Trials is Zen!

[@lar2028]

The funny thing is that most of the people use fat bikes in the city :P

[@heavystarch100]

Buffalo 51 In the Midwest streets are garbage! Potholes, curbs and glass, trash! I ride a Trek commuter bike and the smaller tires tear your balls up with the raggedy streets! Lol

[@tahntalus]

Never seen anyone riding a fat bike in the streets...but i heard a guy rode one in an ironman competition??

[@DS-zo8xs]

@@heavystarch100 definitely agree there. I see them often in the streets here in Michigan. Roads are garbage 🗑

[@iffy5bassthunder677]

There are no rules as to where you can ride your fatbike.i ride mine all year round,and i am more than happy with it.anyone who says otherwise needs to get a life and stfu.your negative opinions really fall flat about my fat.

[@DS-zo8xs]

@@iffy5bassthunder677 love what you said. I've had one person tell me they're only for sand/snow and that they're too hard to ride on pavement. I wish people would keep comments like that to them because it discourages people from going out and having fun. Both my parents who know nothing about bikes did a little test ride and were amazed and how smooth and comfortable the ride is. Which is true, doesn't matter where you're riding, it just feels like you're floating. Fat bikes are enjoyable however you wanna ride.

[@The_Real_JN]

@Global Mountain Bike Network please can you tell me the make and model of the fat bike? Thank you

[@peibikeguy]

I absolutely LOVE you guys! This is my absolute favorite thing on the internet today. Keep it coming!

[@JOYALJOSHY]

Can u ride street with fat bike (ohhh yasss)

[@migatron1]

When you're wearing a cheesy smile watching the entire video you know someone's doing something right! Great video :¬)

[@imranakhtar2414]

I was actually doing that 😂

[@wlehtola]

Truth

[@Pienimusta]

Martyn needs to teach Blake the secrets of street riding a road bike.

[@SKBKER]

9:36 - that's the gayest high five I have ever seen

[@mathiasj6765]

My dad drives a fat bike 3 times a week 20 km each way he has no trouble with a fat bike on roads

[@oscarbailey5306]

Good ol' voice break to start the video.

[@terryaqualad6779]

I found a fat bike for 75$ gonna post more ride videos I've only done a few with my past bikes which are long gone. I hoping to get it by the first

[@tmfrs2]

3:18 are fatbikes that light? :D

[@themagicillusions]

JorgePT Blake is just so hulk like:)

[@Peanutdenver]

About the same weight as a DH bike 28-32lbs or 13.5kg.

[@PaulTrimby]

Canyon Dude, without the fork and dropper and set up tubeless is about 24-25 lbs. So he's probably near 27-28 lbs with the fork and dropper

[@NewMexicoOutside]

We have our carbon Fatboys down to 24 -25 pounds.

[@tylermacleod4012]

JorgePT mine weighs in at 46 pounds. It rides like a tank but once moving it's like hills and everything else is just the norm

[@talentedfluke8038]

You are crazy! Best video ever!

[@BaggioVL15]

12:43 That's how you OTB in style!

[@ollie3991]

11:43 Thankyou sensai Ashton for the advice

[@Genaser]

What happened for the guy in wheelchair? (I dont remember the name)

[@mtbreviews1505]

Can you imagine how funny that would have been at 5:30 if it had gone wrong. 😂😂😂

[@wodstalker2819]

next gmbn tech video : how to deal with bent chainrings :D

[@vidlipovsek2188]

Was that ratboys boat at 1:45??

[@mathiaskennild311]

Fat bikes looks extreamly fun!

[@gmbn]

They are!

[@terryaqualad6779]

I ride my dolomite on street saddle bags an all

[@ZOB4]

12:23, that bottom bracket just took one for the team.

[@gmbn]

It's a hard life being a Blake bike

[@Toastybear1]

Martyn, I've just got myself a trials bike, and oh my days I'm in love, it's amazing, I totally get it- thank you man :) But dude, you're the friggin world champ, where's all the trials content?! Even just a few vids coaching Blake through sections like this video would be so helpful!! I need some tips!

[@kobortamas7163]

Poor chainring :D

[@joev1611]

Chainring...BB...tire....rim....

[@abelramos8652]

Why I can’t lift two wheels even a inch and this guys can fly the bike like he was on the moon??? This world is cruel

[@martinchousa]

1000 times like for this video

[@MafiaGameVideos]

Fat bikes are 50lbs

[@tomashcroft1928]

Saying one more is 100% a bad luck charm, everytime ive said 1 more run when biking, ive fell off. So if I do say it accidentally I just tell myself to stop and pack away

[@gmbn]

It's all in your head

[@shannond9945]

Tis all good to do 'one more'. I think the superstition is more about not saying 'last run' as last lends itself to never again.... :)

[@1011-s7d]

Agree, it's all in your head. Like taking a corner and staring at that BIG tree...boom!

[@kirkritari9706]

Two mates out having a good time. One of the best GMBN videos.

[@bizzehdee]

What sort of damage did the bike take when blake smashed the BB shell against that rock? Scratches? or something more substantial?

[@cgRui34]

I was cringing whenever the chainring/bottom bracket smashed into that rock. It was painful to watch being an un-sponsored, casual rider here.

[@MCrelationz]

Ah man happy 4th of July. I love british people so much. So much humor and not a single curse word

[@justus4773]

Great Video

[@RoniBritoPC]

The guy in the wheelchair is literally British Brian Callen lol.

[@shelbukowski1443]

Literally.

[@jahmalbaptiste9915]

14:19 Loved it 😂😂😂

[@DwayneDelacruz]

Bro!! This looks so fun!! Can’t wait to get my fat bike 🤘🏼🔥🔥 y’all guys are awesome!

[@alexkarliychuk504]

5:34 That was really scary :)

[@rohitswami100]

nice video guys.. your wish.. my ride.. 😇

[@martisutton2499]

Blake is rad!

[@OH8STN]

So the guy in the wheelchair is telling the guy on the Fat Bike how to get himself put in a wheelchair!? Right, this is all making sense now.

[@shivnathprasadshivnathpras8230]

Superb video

[@greenleafycabbage8715]

Is the fat bike ok?

[@nirav6983]

I want that bike👍👍😘😘

[@NakiriX1]

Nirav Solanki buy it

[@nirav6983]

OneRandomOsuPlayer I already bought

[@NakiriX1]

Nirav Solanki well then yih don't want this bike anymore because you already have it 😂👌 being but u decided in 2-5 days??? U wish I could do that

[@hojunyang]

What bike is this?

[@nirav6983]

Jun Yang Fat bike

[@oscarrowbotham8461]

what brand of bike is that? and how much did it cost?

[@IAmHertzGG]

where is the clip of martyn going down the slide?

[@gmbn]

😉

[@jacobb791]

HertZ Gaming 7:47

[@stevenmolina5993]

The way he went for a spud in 9:37 and nicely changed it to make it look like he didnt get blanked😂😂😂

[@fatmaxstanley2369]

No better guide for trails than mr Martyn

[@clydesdalemountainbiking7393]

You guys bring joy to biking. A pleasure to watch. :)

[@MinZilla]

Why don't they put pedals on wheelchairs, so they can use their legs, when their arms get tired

[@charlieandrews6944]

Your fucked up man

[@SF-wr4zn]

Fat bike, yeah more like funn bike.

[@melwalshmtb9121]

Hey GMBN! Keep up the awesome work! I watch your videos every day and would love to meet you guys! I am thirteen years old from Cork Ireland and I ride a bmx as I couldn't afford a dirt jumper: ( Awsome video as always guys!

[@gmbn]

Thanks Mel Walsh! Keep riding whatever bike you have!

[@melwalshmtb9121]

Global Mountain Bike Network THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING THIS JUST MADE MY MONTH!!!!!!!!

[@fenrirh8715]

Keep riding bmx, it's more tech and when you get a MTB you'll be shredding park laps with boys all day.

[@filmeat1784]

God bless you man

[@shivnathprasadshivnathpras8230]

I like your bunny hock style

[@bornonthetrails7809]

This is my favourite series on GMBN - The chemistry between the two are just infectious

[@ROCCO_PANUCCI]

I was cringing when your Fat Bike kept landing on the rocks! I love Stunt Work. But; on a much cheaper bike. Not my baby…

[@RoughWalkers]

Can you recommend a FAT EBIKE and is it worth kt

[@OfficiallyZOK]

Jackass: Fat Bike Edition

[@abbiss89]

Martyn: Never say "one more" cause it's always the last one where you do yourself in GOOD LUCK BLAKE!!! You two are hilarious =D

[@zlpingylz]

Lol the most likes i have on a picture is 30 in 2 days.. 😐

[@davidbarrett6117]

What model is this bike? Looking at getting one and this one seems to be really good in all the videos you have done with it.

[@johann9072]

It's a canyon dude

[@HanaanBinth]

I wish i could get one ❤

[@tommyskerk2496]

I've been there and I did a backflip on those rocks

[@coreycanuck1315]

Really enjoy these street videos with Martyn and Blake. Gives viewers ideas that are awesome for practice that I personally would not think of on my own. Will be trying these (albeit on a much smaller scale than Blake does). Thank you very much for these excellent videos!

[@DROFHAPPINESS]

First time I've seen you guys. You had just tooooo much fun doing this one. Almost felt like I was there with you cheering you on. Saving and sharing this one for sure.

[@shauns.random.adventures]

I haven't got a fat bike but ive turned a 24 inch cruiser into a 24 inch jump bike 26 inch fox float forks with a specialised fat roller 2.8 inch front tyre grips amazingly good must say it jumps better than any 26 inch jump bike

[@T2daBikeGuy]

Dagg wish i had someone to hold the camera for me while i show skills on the fat bike

[@BengLang84]

You two are just so fun to watch! I am giggling like crazy here in our staff room. You guys just pulled out a different kind of mountainbiking fun. P.S. I sent you an email of my bike. Almost the same as this bike that blake is riding =). Keep putting up this fun and entertaining content! =)

[@DWeirich76]

Riding straight up steps is insane. Riding over rocks, epic. 👍

[@alibee4944]

Martin I still have your tricks and stunts DVD I got it at air valley cycles from Wayne mahomet . its great to see you happy dude ! Legend

[@woolfel]

man, fatbike is pretty sick in all the best ways

[@DUKEisALIVE]

Nooo you missed out on the most fun part of street fatting. If you pump up the tyres a good bit you can make any curb or similar obstacles into kickers and fly trough the streets.

[@Y34RZERO]

I have a cheap heavy fatbike. Not the best but I have fun riding around in the streets with it. It didn't take me long to learn bunny hops. I can't pop up very high but I can clear a curb now. The way I move my body makes me think of how I do an ollie on a skateboard. I didn't have a bike for 15 years. I saw a fat bike online and It just looked cool. I take the same speed and aggression that I have in skateboarding and apply it to a bike. If anything I feel more confident starting out because of my skating. Still can't manual very long or wheelie.