How To Climb Any Hill On Your Mountain Bike | MTB Climbing Skills

[@gmbn]

Do you have any climbing tips?

[@josiahgolding7826]

Global Mountain Bike Network try beat your friends ;)

[@prasiddhabhattarai1985]

Stop my breathing and go super wild 😂😂

[@jackfabros7910]

.. just remember it’s better to be a bike pusher than to be a drug pusher😜

[@mtbbros964]

Seat up, low gear, Subscribe to us🤣

[@thetazziepeople9440]

Have your seat up

[@focus550]

I am new in getting back to MTB/XC. I don't 'look forward' to the hills, but i relish the challenge and push myself to cycle up as far as i can. Each time i tackle them, i try and beat my previous progress - it's a great benchmark on my fitness and a challenge to keep improving.

[@yvan2218]

Can mtb help me climb the mountain called depression? Yes. Yes it did.

[@joshh3597]

Yep, I completely agree. It's a great help

[@roonietunes7]

it's gotten to the point that I have to get out and ride every day just to keep my mood even...

[@joshh3597]

@@roonietunes7 I do the exact same thing, really helps a lot. Short ride before work usually sorts me out~

[@joshzaring]

Right on, some of the best therapy out there.

[@josefigueroa287]

Yes but only if you have TACOS with it...

[@bielgrauig]

Seat up, suspension locked, find your pace and don't stop pedaling. I also like to switch how I grip the handlebar to not get bored.

[@j0nny93rs]

I don't have much issue with hills in fact I like them. I like a leg burn 😅

[@ianmcmillan6927]

I lock my suspension out for climbs. I find I lose force when I’m bouncing all over the place

[@robertnagy9706]

Same here. Trim lock is an excellent invention!😀

[@michaelwyatt4871]

Yes, he really should have mentioned that.

[@gatoryak7332]

You should work on adjusting your suspension settings, and then improve your pedaling skills. Modern MTB don't have much pedal bob when properly set-up and pedaled smoothly. Then, open your suspension. A supple suspension will keep the tires glued to the ground, so your climb will be smoother and your tires will have more grip.

[@PickledShark]

Sounds like the problem might be your rebound setting

[@markshipway4781]

Never look at the top of the hill!! focus just ahead of the front tyre and let the earth roll on under you. You know whats coming up, its not coming up fast so don't look up. Looking up can be crippling as its all mental. Its like doing a super hard workout and just when you're totally f#@k'ed...someone yells out "half way there'.

[@MTBMOR]

My two cents as long as it's not technical....My buddy teases us that we are "chasing the line" referencing the days we swam along the black line along the bottom of the pool

[@troll2637]

"almost half way there". It will cripple me for life. 🤦‍♂️😂

[@MrAsimomytis]

Mark Shipway my experience has shown this is the absolutely best advice!

[@rocketappliantist4969]

The way I manage climbing is I remind myself I'm getting a good exercise, and the longer the climb, the longer the descent. I hate climbing, but at the same time I absolutely love it. I use the same mentality for ski touring.

[@gmbn]

Yep, what goes up must come down!

[@BrianRPaterson]

I remember what my dad always said. "Miles build stamina. But hills build character!"

[@smaggio13]

New to mtb, and GMBN has an uncanny ability to publish tutorial videos WHILE I’m out riding & working on those very things. Guess what I was trying to improve on this morning? 😂

[@MTBMOR]

Perfect timing for you...There is so much information out here and many of us just want to share.

[@gmbn]

Glad we could help!

[@gwood32786]

Same!! Im new to MTB as well! Just started this summer! And I can't wait to start learning some bike tricks. But right now, I'm trying to beat my nemesis. The hills! 😅⛰️

[@aliens1990990]

29er wheels are amazing for climbing !!

[@joshuabayle8085]

Have a seat post dropper so you can have your seat higher.

[@SWei-qt7qs]

like anyone else on this channel

[@catpool36]

I've discovered that the problem is literally just my lack of power 😭😭 there is a yearly xc race with a really short climb that has CRAZY gradient and I've been trying to make that climb for years now, and even with applying the correct tech, it's just impossible 🙂

[@rupedog]

Standing on long climbs uses more energy and is slower, but great for fitness/strength training

[@hansmag-aso737]

thankyou gmbn💕🔥

[@trailpolicedepartment1795]

Can we maybe see some more dirtjumping content from blake after quarantine as to not pressure the NHS? Some more advanced trick lessons like 360's and tailwhips? Cheers.

[@aasishkumarpatro9615]

Nice Bike!!

[@blayde_mtb]

Loved this video

[@wmullin22]

Stay loose and use your whole body. Everything is connected. You can transfer power by driving power from your torso into your legs. Share the work.

[@olliejross]

i find that my trials bike is very good at climbing.....

[@Carlos31416]

What about blocking your fork? I don't remember having heard about this in the video... Thanks for it !

[@ballerjig23]

Hello not part of the video but I hope you can tell me the name and model of the mudguard on your nukeproof hardtail. thanks so much..

[@JMachtelinckx]

What brand is the little mudguard on the Nukeproof Scout?

[@englishtea1057]

I much prefer to come out of the saddle and stand on the climbs as I find it much less tiring. Is this wrong? The only problem I have with this method is I get a lot of wheel spin on the back wheel on the very steep climbs.

[@tobyhowat8194]

If your climbing with others it helps alot

[@marlranle5877]

I love claiming

[@jetothedoublen]

Can seat be lowered?

[@AdebowaleAdesida]

What is the best gearing ratio to climb?

[@vm549]

How to change gears with 2x10 drivechain??

[@luxuryviplifestyle9494]

Great

[@ntaxell651]

which grips are you using?

[@olympic-gradelurker]

also, get an oval chain ring.

[@3gunshooter389]

What about long and steep

[@nathchanndoung3921]

What’s brand of your bike?

[@gmbn]

Rich is riding a Nukeproof Reactor

[@katsaras1]

is it ever late for someone to get into mountain cycling (26 years old here) and learn to go up AND down with decent level of skill and by not using his face as a brake every time? Thanks

[@gmbn]

It's never too late Andreas!

[@gatoryak7332]

If you are 26 years old, you are way too old to be mountain biking. What are you even thinking? You should be married to a woman you met in Bible Study and have at least two kids by now. Hopefully, you are gaining fat at a pace that will guarantee that you have diabetes by the time you are 45. The money you save should be invested in the latest tech big screen TV and your time should be more fruitfully used by drinking beer while watching TV while ignoring the wife and kids. When you are 26 or older, you are too old to learn anything new, and you don't need to, anyway. You already know everything you need to know and there is no reason to be curious about anything. A 26-year-old mountain biker - how ludicrous!

[@katsaras1]

@@gatoryak7332 Ahahahahahahahahahahahaha... That was a great laugh! So I'll take that as yes, it's possible :P

[@gatoryak7332]

@@katsaras1 I'm 64 years old. I started getting serious about developing mountain biking skills a year-and-a-half ago. My skills and conditioning keep getting better. I recommend that you invest in a good, online, comprehensive MTB course - it will be much better than just watching KZbin videos. I use Ryan Leech Connection. There are others and I imagine that some are just as good. I watch KZbin videos to get different perspectives that supplement what I learn from the course.

[@rupedog]

Long gentle climbs, chat to mate, makes it go by more quickly... Steep hard climbs, save ur breath and chat later!

[@mattnoel570]

Is he the new presenter ive seen his 3 previous videos

[@Lucfenyo1]

what about tire pressure?

[@migatron1]

3 psi

[@jeller9519]

Perhaps something for the tech of the future, remotely adjustable tire pressure to climb or descent faster and better

[@gatoryak7332]

Run tubeless and experiment with lower pressures. Find the pressures that are right for the trails you ride. No need to change tire pressure for climbs or descents.

[@dannyfag1]

Personally i love uphills.... Ever since i got an ebike 😂

[@jeremyrobson7414]

Stop making me want one

[@RICARDOGARCIA-wr9hx]

Ebikes ate for lazy people

[@superymariowest2403]

Okay, so I ride an XC entry-level hardtail. I only started riding local unranked trails two years ago. I didn't know there's something to do other than climbing. My advice is to follow someone better than you... Like your girlfriend... This way, you will try harder just not to fall behind. Thanks to KZbin, I found out about chair lifts and shuttles. I presume you get spoiled using them and start questioning why you have to climb in the first place.

[@abhaysamudrasok8663]

First things first... wear proper gloves and NEVER sit on the bike by simply lying the bike in dirt......

[@marchochheim8299]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@WanderingSword]

so many guys switching to ebikes. Shred up beyond their capability, and skidding the rear on the down to help with trail erosion.

[@Gamebit450]

Wait I should pick the correct gear..... Revolutionary info you should really let the biking world know. This info will change everything. Good thing I watched this video... LMFAO.

[@d0u6s]

Bike with an "E" in front of its name? 😬

[@sambo9371]

satellites don't come down

[@isaac1590]

first comment

[@josiahgolding7826]

first...... to be the idiot to say first

[@1j9hd97]

@@josiahgolding7826 i was first tho

[@thetazziepeople9440]

Biking Down Under ikr

[@toxpr7813]

Nice Video.I uploaded my first mtb video and would appreciate any criticism and feedback. Ride On

[@ellismonson9533]

03:49 01:59 06:28

[@TrIpMo1981]

Sorry I only got a downhill bike, so I never gonna like going up hill.

[@amdmg7]

Me in local sport store filled with low-budget bikes: oh, yeah, most of it is 1x12 :)

[@sadphil01]

Get an e-bike!

[@apickle2977]

*wear me*

[@JamesRobertMTB]

I just try to find a rhythm and keep that gear spinning!

[@christonamtb4089]

Same here..xhamster helps too

[@vangaspar]

Some extra tips by my experience: 1. In long uphill drives that burn your leg's muscles, if you ride in a quite wide trail, try to make zig zag so to maximize distance over force on pedaling. 2. For clipless pedal users, try to push & pull for better cadence and adjust clip springs for easier unclipping just in case you'll need to put your feet quickly on the ground (f.e. in very steep, close to zero velocity points). Keep in mind that SPDs cleats SM-SH56 are way better for emergency unclipping than the standard -SH51. 3. If you 're not very fit, select a lower gear even if you have to pedal quicker than you expected. It's easier to change gearing from large to small sprockets when the climb gets more even. 4. If you ride with a friend, avoid jokes and everything that produce loughs, it will destroy your (already heavy) breathing!!! Cheers.

[@DcCock]

I agree with the zig zag technique. I use it and it really helps

[@noelv1976]

Zig zag works for me

[@Reggaeshark.]

Nah we cracking jokes all the way up!

[@csn583]

Correction: strive to be the funniest of your group to make everyone else laugh. Imagine holding back on conversation for better performance! If you're not racing for glory, I gotta hope that advice is the joke.

[@gatoryak7332]

My top tip: Change your attitude. Learn to love the uphills. Mountain biking is one of the few sports that offer the runner's high of a high-intensity endurance activity combined with the adrenaline rush of gravity action sport. That combo hormone rush is the best.

[@bitumen83]

NЕVER EVER sit on a bike like that 0:58

[@dglip]

He doesn’t pay for his bikes lol he doesn’t care like we do

[@gabecisneros5699]

Came here to find this comment.

[@benfrankog6111]

That's how a pimp sits on a bike. Hollllah

[@noelv1976]

I’m still a newbie and that was my first reaction

[@AndyC_Outdoors]

All well and good having a hardtail for climbing but any lumps and bumps on the climb interrupt leg movement and bounce you around compared to a short travel FS. I climb so much better on my FS than hardtail if it's even a little but rough 👍

[@evanbarnes9984]

Definitely a factor. I ride a hardtail now, and the power transfer is better, but the extra work you have to put in on rough trails can offset that. Still love my hardtail though.

[@demeterpogorelc2562]

Thanks! From this video, i learned how to climb up a building, now i dont know how to get down. I hope you will do a video, about how you can you can huck to flat anything.

[@jonm7272]

Find something to really focus on thinking about. Never think about the hill you're climbing and never think about any hills coming up. Just find some mental distraction and let your body get on with what it's doing. I'm from mid-Wales, you get to be very good at climbing here 😊

[@dzastafahrai]

Once I mastered technique (elbows down, seated forward) I started to enjoy the climbs even on big enduro (180/165). Climbs gets your fitness up and after a good climb my bike feels very light and easy to descend ✌️😎

[@Rasakson]

same, don't know why nearly everybody hates climbing, sometimes I enjoyed it more than going downhill XD

[@ZoltanTheSzab]

Sorry guys, but it seem you’re running out of content :(

[@vm549]

Question- isn’t it more easier to put the suspension off when climbing?

[@AffyR]

I'm also wondering this ^

[@ruanvorster2596]

Yes

[@makda971]

Yes always lock out when climbing , if it’s not locked out the suspension sucks up all your energy

[@vm549]

Ayub Makda yes right!

[@MTBMOR]

But make sure you unlock it before the descents LOL....Although I did get a PR the other day when I forgot to unlock my suspension.....

[@project-5724]

On a full-Suspension I lock out the rear and front forks when I have to do a long climb. No shame in stopping on a really long climb to catch your breath and continue on. let your mind wander - and before you know it your at the top.

[@henryrouland6075]

Damn had no idea there were 4 firsts

[@mthe007]

a good singletrack climb-traverse with technical parts is just as good as any downhill, fun and challenging to ride. maybe don t buy that 16kg 29er long travel enduro bike which is all the rage these days so you don t have to stick to boring fire roads and can experiment on climb trails as well

[@gatoryak7332]

AMEN!

[@alexanderbell8391]

I went to my local trail centre/bike park yesterday and I realised how unfit I had become after a long time off the bike, after one climb I was nearly ready to pass out

[@darcy5995]

G’day from Australia

[@thetazziepeople9440]

Same here in tassie

[@beny6920]

and in France

[@ethanthompson6751]

Same I’m in Brissie

[@ethanthompson6751]

Hello everybody who is going to look at the my comment,hope I have a good day :)

[@dair805]

1:17.. NEVER EVER DO THAT! 😄

[@Marshall24601]

This should be called, "How to climb on a bike meant for downhill". Climbing CC or touring on an mtn bike? Use clipless pedals! Lock out the fork and rear if you have it. Climbing of any sort is better when you have power on the UP stroke as well as a DOWN. Watching that fork bounce was painful. All that wasted energy.

[@MrEdbob98]

Why does his seat look too high

[@juanluisjaramillo1000]

Do games or technical clima so you can have more fun!

[@MrRay645]

Mountain biking has changed a great deal in the last 10 years... seems like back in the olden times we would have avoided wide boring double track like the plague. Think that’s why I don’t mind climbs, when possible I climb single track and it’s fun with some rock and tech ..... grinding up dirt roads is much better suited to my 19 pound gravel bike.

[@josiahgolding7826]

Hi!

[@rufysufy]

I'm at the point where I just go out hunting for climbs or "reverse downhills" as I call tech climbs :D Steepest I've done so far is 24% incline. Can't find any steeper round where I live

[@the_spanner_ch7mp]

Great tips Rich I'm really impressed how well and easy it is to climb hills on my Nukeproof Scout ,it just eats hills 😁👊

[@jto-mtb]

i think the best bike for climbs, is a XC Race Fully.

[@lp5097]

Thanks

[@laysy1743]

The Reactor is literally as heavy as my old XC Apache

[@rupedog]

Prospect lane, Bath...25%....not fun...but satisfying challenge

[@redcardagainstracism6728]

This bike is easily the best MTB I've ridden so far kzbin.infoUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L Assembly was pretty self explanatory. To be fair though, I immediately swapped the derailleurs for some smoother Shimanos and thumb shifters instead of the stock twist shifters. The sheer size of this bike dwarfs most 26" bikes of the same class. I'm only 5'8" but I can sit comfortably with the saddle and suspension adjusted properly, even though my feet can just barely touch the ground. A small price to pay for such a beast. I love that Mongoose included TOOLLESS WHEELS, it makes transporting and techwork so much easier. The aluminum frame makes it so much lighter than I expected. In comparison, mine weighs only 2lbs more than the 24" my friend rides. I'm not the most in shape rider but even I can climb inclines like a breeze with this bike and it's massive wheels and 21 speeds.

[@mtbbros964]

get an eeeebb !!!!

[@BarelyInfected]

Do you lock your front suspension when climbing on single track?

[@David_Mudsurfer]

I like to put my Head down, starring to the ground, not thinking about anything but my breathing. Its like a state of medidation, very exhausted, but clear in mind. I truly found much happiness on steep sections.

[@m.d.1733]

Same here ;)

[@gatoryak7332]

You wouldn't get very far using that technique on an actual mountain trail.

[@mrxanimation330]

Still trying to climb that 50 Degree Climb

[@nffrincekumar2053]

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[@MaYbYl8eR]

Here in coastal northern california, all the ups are one big climb, almost no relief from the grade. Redlining heart rate in lowest gear consistently. Its terrible.

[@kelly333334]

Climbing > Downhill for me.

[@rubindublone5932]

Why are all of you running so soft forks?

[@Gilberthdzjr]

So what gear going up?

[@licha8861754056]

You talk toooooo much.

[@roonietunes7]

nice one, rich!

[@richardpayne5176]

ruru ! Thanks mate, appreciated 🤘

[@taesung3]

iam enjoying watching all your shows,...👍👍👍,..keep spreading those positive vibes..👍👍👍🚲🚲🚲

[@ltrtg13]

I din't tolerate the uphills. I passionately HATE them. I honestly believe I would hate the uphills if I had an ebike. Sorry Steve Jones.

[@gatoryak7332]

Your attitude problem is your choice. My question is why do you choose to have a bad attitude?

[@fadzliistyping3893]

Good info....help me a lot. Tq

[@stevencole7331]

I am limited with a 10 speed ( 11/42) and planing on doing a bucket list climb for me latter in the summer which appears maybe to be more than 5000 feet of climbing . I have bought a 28 tooth chain ring to replace my 30 so that will give me an extra spin of he pedal . I am debating also getting and 11/46 cassette (10 speed ) but I will see how the 28 tooth goes and tht may do the job. My hardtail is a budget bike and investing in a 12 speed drive train doesnt seem economical and if I wanted to go that route I would just buy a new bike .

[@DanTheDigger]

Never mentioned tires. I have always used velociraptor tyres. Check those bad boys out, bit expensive, but well worth it, especially when cornering at high speeds. Check out my bike on my channel reviewing the hope lights. Also I also plan a route as I'm climbing the hill, trying not to look how far it is to the top. That can be demoralizing.

[@VonSC2]

"You are going to damage your gears and find it difficult to shift because of the pressure they're under"

[@packepuck]

Hey GMBN, I just thought of something. How about a presenter challenge of who can build the best bike with the parts they have lying around at home? Sort of a scrap-bike challenge. I bet all of you have a lot of old stuff in your caves...

[@noelv1976]

I still have a problem with that short bump. I was told best way to get over it is to get a 29er and a more expensive bike. I guess my 27.5 GT I paid $350 for is not enough 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@gergoolle5773]

If the road material isnt slippery then you can get out of saddle. Try to practice the very slow but steady spins. 27% gradient isnt a problem anyore. ^^ 36T at the back, 22 at front.