Blake Takes Jen For Her First Real MTB Ride At A Bike Park | Coaching Beginner MTB Skills

Mountain Biking is awesome and we want more people to find out how fun it is! It's Get Riding week on GMBN so we thought we would get Blake to bring Jen back onto the channel again. First, she learnt some beginner skills in their garden, then they took it to a public park. Now it's time to progress things to her first Blue trail at our local bike park!
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[@gmbn]

Do you want to see more progression videos? Do you have any tips for people who are just getting into riding?👇

[@kevinabernardo]

Love progression videos!

[@AndyTheBluesHarp]

Yes, yes, yes.

[@geemail369]

Yep, more progression videos pls, not just the "podium shots". 😅 When it came to getting a feel for her brakes _(her first mtb + disc brakes!)_ i had a friend of mine just *push* her bike whilst walking and have a play with the levers to get her used to actually modulating them and that one finger was indeed enough to stop - she wasn't used to that kind of power, having only ridden rim brakes up until then. Helped her big time to single that out, no brake panik anymore - freed up focus for other aspects of riding!

[@markdavis8430]

Listen to people better than you its not a bad thing

[@chrisridesbicycles]

Yess! Makes us mere mortals feel a bit more normal in all the backflipping of the other videos. A tip I got from a very good CC racer I know: „It‘t not riding for hours on sunday that gets you fit, its the 45 minutes on every day from monday to saturday.“

[@MaverickTube]

With all the new riders coming into the sport this is a great series.

[@evamarek5205]

Agree. Great video!

[@joachimschranzhofer5566]

Blake is such a great teacher. Always encouraging and supportive, giving precise explanations adapted to the students skill level, building confidence in the student. And he is simply avery nice and friendly person!

[@TheGentlemanGentle]

Blake you're actually such an ambassador of positivity and such a wonderful person. I literally can't click faster when I see you on the thumbnail. Loving the videos, congrats to Jen on her brave and successful runs down the blue trail. You guys actually made my day with this vid! Thanks for that!

[@yoel_weingarten]

I love how blake said "feel weird" instead of "make you crash", so that Jen doesn't get scared.( 1:55)

[@yoel_weingarten]

@KZbinLoser yes i know i was talking about the other one. Check the timestamp

[@MayaEbrahim]

Agree, this is great coaching. My partner scared the hell out of me by telling me I could crash the way I was riding which made me worry about crashing the rest of the trail. Needless to safe I was twitchy, tight and hyperventilating as a result.

[@kowioutdoortv]

What you say about "that's why I am here", Blake saying during lifting Jen bike up, he knows place in a row ;-) :-D :-D

[@rolux4853]

@@MayaEbrahim positive support really is helpful, but certain behaviors on the bike should definitely be pointed out when they’ll lead to crashing. Being aware of the danger is definitely important on some trail features. On this small rollers it’s not a big thing, because a crash wouldn’t hurt to much. But on a real trail where you go faster being aware of bad behaviors that lead to catastrophic outcomes is a good thing, because you can actively avoid dangerous behavior/situations. Also don’t be afraid of crashes too much, every Mountainbiker will crash at some point, it’s inevitable. The more you progress, the more you’ll crash. It’s part of the game and usually not a big thing. So better be aware and somewhat prepared.

[@cccycling5835]

I always tend to crash the most when I get a weird feeling. Very valid advice.

[@Stark9056]

This video is the sweetest thing I have seen on youtube in a very long time!! Jen and Blake are just perfect!

[@MTBradley]

They are fun to watch together.

[@WildMidwest1]

Agreed. Her honest, demure attitude is incredibly refreshing.

[@nousdefions9600]

Totally agree...

[@troyeaston3479]

I cannot believe there is a thumbs down for this video. These are the type of videos that "humanize" this channel for people who aren't pros or who are just getting into the sport. There should definitely be more of these videos.

[@dickenscider4677]

My best guess is, they are watching this video upside down! thats the only explanation

[@driftertank]

I choose to believe it was accidental, when they went for the SUBSCRIBE button.

[@marcianodemidof7135]

Don't worry my man. As long as we've got each other, you know, beautiful people😉, ☝️humanity is still among us ✌🏾.

[@willjones7132]

With 1.72m subscribers, that's not bad, there are going to be people who thumb down for reasons that have nothing to do with the subject or anything the presenter does or doesn't do, it's just spite from any and every angle you can think of and more.

[@krissto]

Its still Gee Atherton and his familly. They remember.

[@winklertribe5268]

As a newer female rider, I LOVE THESE EPISODES! It is so wonderful to see other females riding...vocalizing and working through all the doubts and fears that I have! Please Keep them coming!!!

[@MTBradley]

He's doing a great job of capturing her journey and supporting her along the way!

[@scotswelder]

I am 53yrs old and in Remission from Blood Cancer, I love your channel and videos, so inspirational. I am about to buy my Trek Roscoe 7 after 15 years of not riding a bike to get back to a decent weight and level of fitness (With fun) . I have never been on a Trail in my life but you have inspired me to reach that goal. Thank you for all your videos and please keep them up.

[@JonathanFisherS]

Watching Blake teach Jen is one of the most heartwarming things I've watched in awhile. His patience, understanding, and listening should be in couple therapy books.

[@jamesliver966]

More of Jen, her giggling on the bike is fantastic.

[@mattcoop989]

YES JEN!!! More of Blake, jen and little man please

[@simonguelpa7919]

Jen's " welcome back you beautiful people " made my day

[@frenkert3266]

She did really well for her first time mountainbiking!

[@bandgeekrecords9610]

These are some of the best videos on GMBN! Do more like these.

[@nickmassey9104]

Great to see blakes slightly sensible side as proud partner .

[@jankabockholt3266]

Jen is doing so well and I love how sensitive Blake is to her

[@lenafalk-walter8588]

Blake is so supportive! My boyfriend literally just told me to follow him down random trails on my first mountain bike ride... So clearly there are different approaches 😅

[@judevinlyalmazar6198]

Good thing he still your boyfriend 😂😂😂

[@sepg5084]

@KZbinLoser and also, this is a youtube vid.

[@computerbob06]

Your boyfriend probably had a good idea of what you could take and how hard you'd be able to ride!

[@rolux4853]

I too used the follow me approach for my girlfriends Introduction to Mountainbiking. She even jumped a few small jumps, which she would’ve never done if she’d gone in front of me, because she obviously doesn’t know yet which speed it takes. She’d think she’s far worse than she is, but I know that she can handle more and that’s why I made her follow me. She’s a pretty good trail rider on horseback so I know she has the body strength and sense for stability that she needs to Mountainbike, but she didn’t believe that because of her lack of experience. If I used the approach that Blake used it would have taken so much longer to get her to the level she is at now. Everyone is different and some people need a little push from time to time to find out what they are really capable of!

[@allybuccus5078]

I did that to my kids😂😅, guess it worked too

[@oliviant2235]

This video is very cute!, I love Blake’s patience and his well explained instructions. He is a good instructor. Excellent video

[@ThomasBeck]

I have no idea how someone can dislike a video which clearly shows so much caring & love - was constantly smiling when I saw the two 😍

[@kiltymacbagpipe]

Can we get Jen on the dirt shed show? I’m sure her opinions on the bike vault would be fun.

[@jacquesduplessis6175]

Yeah, this is actually gold. So many new riders on the trails, we sometimes forget what it’s like when you’re doing something new👍

[@chiccorocker]

Big smile when doing that feature that was difficult to do at the beginning, big smile at the end of the trail. Congratulations you mountain biking, welcome to the fun stuff Jen! Hearing Blake, the man sending huge jumps back flipping with no hands, saying "don't get air, I'm scared", is so cute :D

[@8material8]

the sweetest mountain biking couple ever!

[@272global]

what I like about this is that a Husband and Wife doing something together. Both opening themself up to trust each other in the MTB LIFE!!

[@BlackFlag94]

More videos of Jen!!! She is amazing and so innocent.. I've never been that innocent! 😂 Great to see her progression at a time when I'm needing this level of coaching 👌

[@kevinh4631]

Oh my Jen is such a sweetie, all smiles and happiness, she hides nervousness well, great job Blake with patient instruction!

[@lauvenite]

These two are the sweetest!!! Thanks for showing yourselves to the world. I love how Blake comforts Jen all the way through! Well done Jen for your courage! Super useful series!

[@danishhaikal4624]

Loving the Pink helmet Blake!

[@ralfbonne6369]

Blake is the only person, who can wear a pink helmet 🤣😂😅

[@MichelBertrand]

I'm sorry but that was ... A-DO-RA-BLE !!! 😁 Awesome to see Jen learning quickly, and blake being so patient in teaching. 2 difficult things to master. 👍

[@tomb2289]

How sweet are these two! Jen picking it up quick!

[@CRGT666]

If what Jen does for Blake on these beginner videos isn't love, I don't know what love is.

[@GalacticWoodsman]

Jen did so well, she’s awesome on camera as well! Now just to get little Charlie on those berms, I love that little man!

[@ErikMihalcin]

Oh you two are beautiful people! :) Blake you took your video into another level! Thanks for all the fun and goodness in your videos. I love each and every one!

[@styleyK]

This made smile, well done girl 👍🏿👏🏿 This 50yr old is waiting for his first proper mtb to arrive (Ribble HT 725 steal hardtail), then my learning starts.

[@saviourofrockandroll]

Blake is a very patient coach and Jen is an excellent student! Love this content!

[@RaperJason]

Well done Jen you give all of us beginers hope and well done Blake your a good teacher. More vid like this please

[@Gg-gg5tc]

These videos are great and very relevant to me. Being brought up in Scotland everyone (used to) play golf and everyone learned with their dad. Things have moved on and it’s all mtb to teenagers. I’m joining in - shredding with the young uns learning loads from this Chanel and loving a new sport

[@MayaEbrahim]

This is great! I'm a beginner too and loving Blake's patience and advise to Jen. 🥰 So much positive reinforcement, motivation, empathy from Blake - excellent coaching skills that my partner could learn from. I felt so embarrassed the first time I went oooaaahhh-igggg--god-aaaa. I can relate to that noise Jen makes, please don't edit them out, I think us women need to see others experience the same fears, conquer them and smash the trails.

[@daletychojskij8560]

Well done jen 😀 just go at your own pace, keep up the good work Blake and keep smiling 😃

[@denperrydidit]

Jen looks a gentle soul! Great video

[@johnnydoe66]

I tried to teach my Wife when we were dating, but no luck because she was just too scared of crashing literally all the time. She wouldn't or couldn't relax no matter how easy a trail was....so I bought her a road bike and keep her on the paved trail, neighborhood streets, and sometimes out on the road. Some people just aren't built physically or mentally for mtn biking, so I will enjoy riding with my Wife where she's comfortable. KUDOS TO JEN for giving it a go.....keep it up

[@seaquijano]

I never get tired of Blake. Just and awesome positive dude and a wealth of knowledge on a bike. Jenn is lucky to have such a teacher.

[@winterpatriot4574]

The perfect video for all of us that want our wives to ride with us. Pro tip, if you want your wife to ride with you, ride within her limits, not yours.. Blake did a great job of helping Jen get comfortable, it was a great video on how to coach a beginning rider. Hearing Jen respond to the trail was priceless. More of these!

[@leonbond9275]

These episodes with Jen are absolute GOLD.. Love it!

[@carterbetteridge9259]

Love Blake's helmet!

[@thomasbrigham6321]

Every one loves a pink helmet

[@taesung3]

😁

[@MagnumoftheMountains]

looks like a POC Axion maybe? I dig the pink too.

[@Yes_this_is_my_cat]

This video comes just at the perfect time because i'm learning my little stister (she's twelve) how to mountainbike. It's really fun to see her making progress, she's gone from not having mountainbiked at all, to now being comfortable making turns, she rides well off-road and she climbs and decends on small bumps. I am verry happy with the result after only 45 minutes of practising, but it makes me even more happy to see how much fun she thinks it is.

[@simonguard5087]

I really enjoyed that as someone getting back into mtb after many years spent on the road and cross racing! Id jump at the chance of a ride with Blake! Last mtb was a early 90’s GT AllTerrain, waiting on my new Scout to arrive and see if this 54 year old can learn to ride mtb again🙏

[@akairborne]

This is great coaching; calm, knowledgeable, not overwhelming.

[@IanHall43]

I like this series because you can see the love they have with each other and the trust and it’s cool to see someone grow riding a bike

[@marvinjordan9987]

Welcome back You beautiful people. Amazing introduction. Thank you Blake and Jen

[@matthewmorrison7412]

Time for Jen to hit the trails and Blake to get in the kitchen to bake some of Jen's cake recipes 😂

[@bj0n123]

Good job, Jen! Be Brave!

[@butlergl]

Well done Jenn! That is awesome.

[@adelangers]

Excellent!! Well done Jen, your progression during the video was obvious. Blake was calmer than he’s ever been (although still a bit nuts!). More videos with you both please!! 👍🏻

[@mikey7278]

Go Jen! You'll be sending back flips in no time!

[@tommoritz6659]

Love these "Jen learns mountina biking" videos. Look forward to more. I'm going through the same process teaching my wife back country skiing skills.

[@laurendraxl3998]

Bruh I was so surprised when he said "Hoe gaan dit China" I didnt think he would talk like that living in the UK but hey he still has the bit of South African in him🤣🤣

[@Jackofafewtrades]

*Zimbabwean! I also came here looking for the comment about the Afrikaans lol.

[@rafclaassens9725]

That sentence sounds like dutch but with wrong spelling.

[@JohnVianneyPatron]

@@Jackofafewtrades Ek het nie Blake se Engelse aksent as Suid Afrikaanse voor herken nie. Ek glo dat dit beter a Zimbabwean se ein ontpas!

[@JosFlos.]

@@rafclaassens9725 Dat zeggen zei waarschijnlijk ook over ons :D

[@Jackofafewtrades]

@@JohnVianneyPatron hy bly al laaank in Engeland. Daar is sekere woorde wat hy met n baie sterk suiderlike aksent sê. Eintlik snaaks partykeer.

[@MilatovichFamily]

Blake, I wish you were my mtb instructor. You are awesome.

[@shaunsstuff1249]

Great video, great to see blake giving Jen some more coaching, and she made it out to the bike park and completed a trail, awesome!!!

[@grahamclarksondrums4119]

Went in the house to show my wife this but it had the word bike in it....so I'm now back in the mancave changing some spokes🤣....I tried Great work Jen and Blake

[@charlie9ine]

She’s just such a sport. Love Jen!

[@marick791]

Well done Jen, its not easy going down the trail the first time ✌🏾

[@markorrico2779]

Jen is a really good sport…..Learning to ride on camera, and from crazy Blake, although he is definitely a encouraging and enthusiastic teacher. I like these videos. 😃

[@biffbarker]

What a great video, it’s fantastic to see Jen’s progression and getting excited about mountain biking! More please!

[@calith00]

A wholesome mountainbiking vid. well done Jen.

[@julz2392]

Way to go Jen! 🙌❤️

[@Cronff]

What a great vidéo ! I enjoy seeing Jen learning step by step. It's interesting for both beginners and people who want to introduce friends/family into MTB. More videos like that please 😁 YOU are the beautiful people 🙂

I'm teaching my 9 yo daughter this! Ok, who am I kidding, I dont need to teach her, she just sends it! Going over a huge log was done the day she got the bike!

[@ThunderStruckMTB]

The most important trait any coach can have, is patience... Awesome progression Jen, and great job Blake!

[@MTBradley]

Patience is key! It's not fun to work with someone who doesn't know how to effectively work with or communicate with some trying to learn.

[@raeward8092]

Jen is a sweetheart. I’m loving watching her learn because my fella is a “lifer” and can’t remember what it feels like to not know the right techniques for riding and how to learn them. I love my man to death but he’s not necessarily the greatest teacher!

[@geemail369]

"Teaching" is a skill that needs mastering too.

[@hugobci]

I love how Jen is calm and Blake has this squirrel-on-energy-drink pace and they match each other

[@RobertJamesGoddard]

Squirrel on energy drink 🤣🤣🤣

[@mikedinnis9926]

Well done Jen!

[@roichir7699]

Next week A-Line. And the week after that Rampage.

[@markopolo9559]

Well done Mrs S, great work and amazing progress. I can see maybe a future trail bike camping trip?

[@rubbersidedown5620]

Jen did awesome!

[@b.r.3232]

Fantastic!! Very well done!

[@toxicmale1744]

She did it! She may have caught the trail bug. I saw lots of smiles.

[@mariabolio1929]

love this series, learn so much, thanks

[@stephenspittle8245]

Another brilliant learning video that will help loads of us, lets have some more, nice one bot of you.

[@l3v4rt]

That was an awesome episode! I realy hope more of Blake and Jen in the future, they are great to watch and man, congrats on progression of Jens riding! Top approach of teaching from Blake. We definitely need more videos like this one here - inspiring and positive. :)

[@garyduddridge41]

Awesome well done. I haven't done a blue trail myself yet.

[@elementour]

Well done Jen. Great stuff

[@stephansondregger4668]

Blake is officially my idol. It’s incredible watching him shred and equally as awesome to see his passion for his sport and teaching Jen.

[@craigallan77]

Well done Jen, you did an amazing first run 👍🏻🤘🏻🇦🇺

[@neildaniel8232]

Been waiting for the next stage of this!! Tell Jen I've seen long-term bikers turn up and struggle on that blue for the whole day, she's at their level after a few days. Next step the Verderer's at FOD (it's fully open and running sweet now BTW...).

[@davewatt8840]

Great video and your a awesome teacher Blake good tips on riding bike parks, your Mrs done fab. Top marks 😊😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@loganpowers3464]

i wish i had someone like you to help me learn as i was getting into the sport

[@Jetskir118]

Blake, you're a great teacher for sure! I would take a lesson from you if I needed one. The Pink Lid is awesome. Thumbs up bro !

[@ronaldgjosey1254]

Super fun to watch. Kudos to you Jen and Blake. My Wife took up cycling (Trail Riding) back in 2009, started her off at 5 - 10 k rides, now she has completed Trail Rides of 100 + klms. A can foresee of few beginner Trail/Camping Trips for Jen and Blake in the future. Keep up the great work Jen. One last thing, I suggest to my Wife to use her legs as Shocks/Springs for going over the rises.

[@JohnDoe-xo7gr]

Love Blakes pink helmet

[@bhashem1]

I need your patience to teach my wife! Last ride didn't end well and that was 2 yrs ago... Awesome progress Jen!

[@danb8162]

That's brilliant! SO encouraging! Well done Jen! Blake.. you're a gem mate! Think i'll sneakily put this video on when my partner is around and HOPEFULLY it'll encourage her to want to do the same 😉

[@5492sparky]

Well done Jen. 👍

[@simoriale]

Love you both. Specialy Blake...awesome how you teach Jane ride the bike with love

[@carlomaraingan4479]

awesome video! more of these please!

[@progkarma944]

Wonderful!

[@DorozhenkoVadim]

Jen FTW!

[@neilgeorge8952]

Quality as always

[@BM-hw7kp]

Awesome series