6 Secret Mountain Bike Skills That Will Make You A Better Rider

[@gmbn]

What is the area where you see the biggest room for improvement in your riding?

[@Dillonfinley]

@@gmbn Track stand Maneuvering!

[@bauer100]

Im too tense sometimes, i need to learn to relax.

[@gunshipanropace2gunshipand119]

I still can't Bunnyhop 3 years until now, lifting my bike on obstacles that can be cleared with a bunnyhop sucks

[@Dillonfinley]

@@bauer100 it helps if you just pedal the slightest bit to regain balance!

[@Dillonfinley]

@@gunshipanropace2gunshipand119 good luck keep up the Hard work!

[@FACTSI1I]

#1 secret skill. Ride everyday. There will be sacrifice but your children will forgive you and the glory is forever

[@MiGueLGonzalez-c2i]

The wife and kids will definitely not forgive you lol! Gotta balance out dad life or become a single dad lol!

[@schmrzlch]

@@MiGueLGonzalez-c2i being a single dad means: more time to ride ☝️😁

[@SonnyDarvish]

Why not ride together? New bikes are always exciting and cheaper than going through a divorce 😅

[@MiGueLGonzalez-c2i]

@@SonnyDarvish Not everyone wants to be a mountain biker. Especially woman!

[@MiGueLGonzalez-c2i]

@@schmrzlch life isn't just about biking but whatever floats your boat 😂

[@wrongusername]

This was a good video! More of these instructional type videos please😊

[@petinka721]

6 very good tip! Thanks Neil!

[@nottakumi1226]

1:45 whoops. I’ve been free shifting my Shimano GEMS 1x9 on the regular. Only when seated, only while coasting, no more than two gears at a time, and always get a few cranks in to seat the chain before putting the power down. It’s really helped me get in the habit of picking the right gear before I need it.

[@emtb-explorer]

Excellent tips for improving riding, could definitely improve my braking aandblooking ahead on trails, often takes a few attempts of trails I haven't ridden to get right, thanks for sharing gmbn team! 😁🤙

[@gmbn]

Thanks for watching Gary! All part of the process, but good to be aware of what you're working on when you go riding so you can think about it and try to measure your progress

[@ChampyOnPC]

Bike-Rider separation is probably the most important I could pick. Move around your bike ,don't stiffen up! Don't separate too much tho, stay on your bike 😂

[@gmbn]

Key skill: Not separate too much 😅

[@ChampyOnPC]

@@gmbn Still learning that one 😄🤘

[@roetietoe]

Stand up completly vertical when jumping and find that neutral jumping position is one i could think off. The bike is lighter then you so where you are going the bike will follow..So when jumping dont go thinking i have to pull the bike up the bike will follow you just learn to make more speed and the bike will do it for you And for flappy steer movement.. Dont fight the bike.. rest your arms dont grip the bars and you will see that the bike on its own does half the work for you it will always go straight by itself. And for my personal having a sportbike.. Dont ride turns like on a motorcycle stay more upright and push down the bike for quick turns. Yes i learnt a lot on my 2nd bike park trip ;)

[@vrwgq3q]

Cornering. Trusting your brakes to brake as late as possible, scrubbing just the right speed and applying the right technique to the corner (between flat w/ bike/body separation to railing/pumping it) I think is where most people lose speed.

[@LawrenceMacMacster]

When I used to take DH seriously I was obsessing with finding the right gear to scoop some seconds. I've found out quickly that a 36 tooth chainring is uncompromising 😂

[@gmbn]

Yeah that's punchy gearing!

[@matyazdj]

what is the Ergon saddle you are using on your Orbea? That leap in the rear looks so promising!

[@gmbn]

It's their E-MTB Specific one, does definitely help put the power down on hill climbs! This one's the SM E-Mountain Pro

[@stephenhill6003]

Having a friend follow you can help you push beyond your comfort level.

[@gmbn]

It sure can!

[@itsmihe7462]

Can you show how to service a fox 40?

[@DandyHippo]

Pineapple juice

[@ish474]

I consider myself an average Rider and by that I mean a lot of times I ride really really well and a lot of times I ride really really badly but I think more consistently doing the simple things right would lead me to be a much better writer overall more of the time

[@smosadventuresYT]

Following also helps me look further ahead, not down.

[@MtbOverload]

I would disagree with the smooth braking. For a smooth ride it’s complete true but like the loam Ranger said you got to attack the brakes and let the bike roll in the sections where you are comfortable with speed.

[@danielmateusz9293]

imagine you ride MTB on Mars

[@JohnPaquette-ub5ys]

Good tips,but secret? More like basic. I was expecting a mantra or some such.(Kidding)

[@nomad-pq4yw8iy7v]

Any chance you will do a comparison DI2 and the Transmission? While I suspect there both are good I'd like to see what people like about each system. Maybe it would have to be done on a EMTB to show all the features. Again would really love to see the comparison of the 2 both Sram and Shimano make good stuff.

[@Velo1010]

I’m envious of that forest you are riding in. Meanwhile I’m baking here in my state where the lows in the morning are 87 degrees Fahrenheit.

[@jmendez73]

Please use a MTB or post at EMBN…could we get the original Neil back?

[@gmbn]

The E-bike helped us out on this shoot for sure! Neil's got a bit of a dodgy knee so will be riding one for a while until it's sorted

[@mscm4592]

100% agree. I prefer this channel because it is about REAL bikes. Now we have motorbikes on this channel. Big thumbs down. 👎 Knees looked fine whilst he pedaled up the technical bits and bombed down the rooty sections. My knees hurt all the time - I am 60 and I hurt a lot. I still ride real bikes. As the poster said, please do motorbike content on your motorbike channel.

[@Nihlink]

@@mscm4592oh god shut up you sound like an old boomer saying something isn’t real music because it’s not what you grew up listening to.

[@djg5135]

"6 secret mountain bike skills" Aka 6 beginner skills re-uploaded.

[@ZOB4]

Don’t need an e-bike for this video. Keep them on EMBN. Please don’t make this EMBN 2.

[@dusty111]

You don't ned a fully neither. Handling technique is universal, enjoy the good advice given in the video and improve instead of complaining instead...

[@89winslow]

MTB is MTB nobody is making anyone ride anything.

[@LawrenceMacMacster]

If you ask my local authority and government they are motorcycles. The law has spoken. (Every country and region has its own legal definition, pls consult your favorite attorney locally 😂)

[@dusty111]

@@LawrenceMacMacster stupid because motorcycles work without pedals. Not every area is this weird;)

[@gmbn]

Neil's got a dodgy knee atm, so yeah we kind of do need the E-bike right now! 😅

[@anthony-xk8wc]

🇫🇴🔥🔥🇫🇴

[@breables1293]

You will go faster if you don’t use your brakes- 😄

[@Therealxiu]

nothing will make you a better rider but the riding itself

[@gmbn]

Actively thinking about one skill per lap/day can help you focus in on that and consciously improve it though 👍 Bike time is huge for improvement, but this helps too 😁

[@user-lo4me9oe9z]

mobility and strength training makes a huge difference

[@watchjunkie1251]

1st

[@gmbn]

🏆

[@ashleynicholls9526]

Skill one - Leave the EBike on EMBN…

[@UncraftedPlays]

@@ashleynicholls9526 that's gotta' be racist

[@joshzotz7445]

Thanks for the tips. Can you maybe slow your speech a bit. Your accent is so strong that I have a hard time understanding you. I'm American lol. 😅

[@gmbn]

Subtitles should be uploaded in a couple of hours!

[@abuckcat]

I'm a American and understand Neil fine but then again I also understand Ozzy 😆

[@pattyb3]

@@gmbnNeil is great, thanks so much! -American