How To Lose Weight Mountain Biking | MTB Problems Solved With GMBN

[@gmbn]

Do you have any tips for losing weight with mountain biking? Let us know 👇

[@geemail369]

If i'm pushing for fitness (summer) i just go and ride *every day* shooting for around an hour. An intense riding day followed by a day of a more casual recovery ride, enough to just get my juices flowing + i always have a water bottle at hand, wherever i go. I'll monitor my food intake _(basically: no junk food + a salad to finish off the day)_ along with it, get a good night of sleep and i can see the progress. No pressure, no science! 🤙🏻

[@1st2nd3rd4rd]

Not really a tip, but my personal experience: Since I went on a full plant based diet (or vegan whatever you want to call it) my body has become more balanced, recovery is quicker, my physical condition went up, and I am "drying up" i.e. less fat and losing weight.

[@CodSlap]

Best tip I can give anyone is bulk cooking: A) prepare your own food using good ingredients: I tend to go for 85-90% rice and veggies with the remaining portion being meat, but any protein source will do. B) whip up a large portion of food once a week/two weeks and store it in small containers in the freezer. C) How much food you put in each container lets you experiment _consistently_ with how much energy you actually need throughout the day - it’s actually a lot less than many people tend to think (My main meal of the day fits into a small, 0.5 liter freezer container). Experiment with smaller portion sizes until you’ve found the right balance. With the right portion size and exercise your stomach shrinks to its normal size over time and you won’t feel hungry as easily, and smaller portions will also satiate that hunger. D) Eat at the same time every day and stick with it - consistency is key. E) Remember to drink water throughout the day - if your body is thirsty, it will send a signal to your brain that you’re hungry, since it can’t tell the difference. F) If your normal ’fuel’ intake is of good quality, you’ll crave sugar and easy energy much less. If you can’t cut sugar out entirely, give yourself one cheat day per week - same day every week, no exceptions - and no more. This coupled with consistent exercise throughout the week is a darn good way to start.

[@davidsuzukiispolpot]

The video has good info for people that have always been healthy, but is NOT good for people that are insulin insensitive. If you are insulin insensitive, it is CRITICAL that your carbs before your ride, especially your breakfast, do NOT have carbs that will cause your body to produce insulin before your ride or that your insulin or sugar spikes during your ride. Also, the concept of burning more calories than you consume may make sense thermodynamically, but it DOES NOT make sense for an approach for humans to lose weight. This has been borne out by multiple studies of diets that found the net result of attempting to lose weight this way is WEIGHT GAIN! Humans are complex machines with many different feedback mechanisms, and feedback systems are often counter-intuitive. As an example, if you live in a modern house and it feels cold, you don't add heat with a portable heater, you adjust the feedback system. If you add a heat with a heater in the room with the thermostat, your house will get colder. Humans are far more complex than a single feedback house heating system, yet we pretend that it is open loop. That does not make sense. The truth is that we are not all the same. Young people that are training have huge food requirements every day and can benefit from carbing up at night. Our needs and bodies are all different. I am now 55 years old. I have been biking for many years, and I exercise much less than I used to but finally succeeded in losing weight by throwing out all of the normally accepted conventions such as burning calories and balanced diets and exercising harder and longer. When young, you may be need to carb up after a workout to be able to do a big workout the next day, but when you are old and not training for competition, your overall amount of work required is much lower. In that case, it is not helpful to carb up at night. When you are old and not training, you don't need carbs in the evening. I won't explain everything here, but I ensure that I don't have enough carbs to cause my insulin to go up before a ride. I will take some carbs with me and eat right at the beginning of a ride (blueberries or a banana etc.) and I will have some clementines or some other fruit during the ride. Even if you are trying to burn fat, it is important to fuel your ride, but you don't need to provide ALL of the fuel for the ride. Some of the fuel for the ride will come from your stored glycogen, but you don't want to starve your body during the ride as that will trigger hunger for a binge-eat when you are done and may hurt your body. This advice does not go for rides over 1 ½ hours, but I don't do too many of those any more at my age. After the ride, my body does NOT need carbs, but needs protein and all of the building blocks, so I don't recommend pasta for dinner UNLESS you are seriously training and ride a lot every day. When you are older and want to lose weight, the point of the training is to stimulate your body for health, but you lose weight over the entire day if your body is healthy. The exercise is just part of being healthy, not for burning calories. Also, when you are older, try to vary your activities as healing takes much longer and it is easy to over-use or damage part of your body. So don't try very long hard workouts to burn calories, especially if that causes binge eating or a long recovery period. In addition, since you can't work so hard when you are older, there is no way to exercise to make up for eating badly or over-eating. You MUST eat healthy food and not over-eat. Don't think of exercise to burn calories to make up for food. Instead, think of exercise as just a necessity to stay healthy. Consistency is especially important when you are older (not the same exercise every day, but you can't do a week's worth of exercise just on the weekend).

[@truckstreestoys]

Coronavirus works great

[@mtnbikehead]

Cut the carbs, fasted rides, and intermittent fasting. Dropped from 225 to 160 lbs in 5 months. Strongest I’ve been in 25 years.

[@funkydisciple]

How long were your typical fasted rides for... Time /distance

[@left_foot_brake]

Thanks for posting. I also have had great success with fasted rides. After 2 months of conditioning, I could typically beat my buddies up rides, even days with lots of climbing. At first, some adaptations can be a bit rough, but if you balance your electrolytes you shouldn't feel too terrible.

[@left_foot_brake]

@@funkydisciple Typical ride: 500m elevation, 1 hour. Longest fasted ride I have done: 1250m 4 hours

[@mtnbikehead]

@@funkydisciple I have done up to 5 hours at a low to medium intensity, and 2 hours medium to high intensity. It takes time to get fat adapted enough to go longer or to a higher intensity. As mentioned by another commenter, the body needs time to make the adaptations. After awhile, the body prefers fat as a fuel sparing glycogen for higher intensity intervals. Recovery from fasted workouts is fantastic. No sugar hangover , less inflammation , rehydration is quick. I find don’t need to carry as much water as I used to. Take an electrolyte and start easy. Under 1 hour, you probably can get away without the extra electrolyte if you are eating really well and the workout isn’t super high intensity or long.

[@funkydisciple]

@@mtnbikehead ah cheers Gary. I appreciate you taking the time to reply.

[@s7ok3d54]

Went from 450+lbs to >300 in less than 12 months from mountain bikes and keto diet, having fun is what makes it work!! Still got a ways to go, but am fitter and stronger now than when I was 18, Love the show,

[@gmbn]

Cheers Toby! Top work on your progress!

[@drunkasloutdoors1164]

Nice job man!

[@oCaRRiEDx]

What bike do you ride and how did it hold up? I'm at 340 and bought a Diamondback Mason and was looking kinda worried how it will hold up.

[@s7ok3d54]

@@oCaRRiEDx Have had a few The one I started the journey on was a santacruz hightower Lt (2nd hand) And that was definitely not up to the task, but did a great job, very bendy in the corners tho I then got an ns snabb e2 which by this time I was around 350~380 ish lbs I rode thredbo bike park on it and had a ball, Sold it and bought a new giant reign e+ (ebike) at around 340 lbs and am now down to 280ish from it and am absolutely loving it, Personally I feel that any decent brand bike is going to do a reasonable job, if you ride within its limits, cush cores will help alot too if you start getting spirited, imo Best wishes mate!!,

[@oCaRRiEDx]

@@s7ok3d54 Thank you for the info, and congrats on the progress that's a hell of a accomplishment.

[@Tangman77]

Lost 10 kilo's since last september when I started playing with my MTB with a little change on my diet.

[@DanuelNuel]

I lose 20kg in one season. I have only one advice - don't think about weight and just ride. Go have some fun.

[@Gamebit450]

I have done my best when I don't look at food as food. Get into the mindset that food is not a reward but rather a fuel a necessity so you can ride. You DON'T get to eat you HAVE to eat, see not a reward but rather another thing you must do to ride MTB. Works for me, down just over 300 from 400 lbs. Now I get to ride a full squish lol.

[@breppe443]

Its been a hair over a year since I first got my hardtail (Roscoe 6). My goal was to lose weight since home workouts and the gym bore me and left me unmotivated. I haven't improved a whole lot mtb skills wise, but I have lost nearly 60 pounds in 12 months! I'm still considered overweight but wow did mountainbiking change my life for the better.

[@thomasthrower2669]

Adding a strength training regimen has been foundational for me as my sporting activities have evolved over the years. Muscle is a calorie-burning engine that demands fuel, and there's no better way to lose fat than to maintain muscle mass and eat right. While you can certainly gain muscle and lose fat from MTB alone, I like to maintain a program that keeps my weight optimal even without MTB, and then I can just boost calories / protein to accommodate my riding. Also, I would never consider giving up post-ride beers, and you don't have to if you do everything else right.

[@Pienimusta]

With really bad diet, doesn't really matter how much you ride. Really great you covered it first.

[@Larpy1933]

Mr. Ashton: It’s a delight to see a professional at work. You are an excellent presenter and obviously love your work. I notice how understated you were with the “habit” - after following the guidelines for 6 weeks. Theron lies the kernel of wisdom. Thanks and good luck to you, SIR!

[@MissingLinkMTB]

Had to cut processed foods and added sugars. Calories and all that other stuff didn't count. Had to change to real food to start losing weight.

[@sketchy1792]

Keeping it fun really is the biggest thing, riding with mates makes this fun never ending...….. from experience even when your mates don't see putting on their socks as an Olympic sport there are ways in which you can all enjoy the trails together! An newly purchased E-bike has made me want to go mud plugging and winter training with anyone, now, I always look forward to the next ride and don't make excuses. Hell, the HT hasn't seen the light of day in the past 4 months - I'm sure it's lonely.

[@bryanwagnerseniormtb9940]

I have been following the keto diet for 10 months and picked up mountain back up in August. I have lost almost 90 pounds. Over the winter I’ve been using a smart trainer to keep my fitness level up. One thing I make sure to do every ride is have a good warm up. It’s about three and a half miles to get to my off road trails. I ride at about 70% on a paved surface before dropping in. This helps the muscles get nice and loose so you don’t get a strain. I use the same the and a half miles on the way home as a cool down only going a about 50-60%. Don’t forget to do some stretches after the ride. Post ride is also a great time to do a few pushups and sit-ups for upper body strength. Great show Martyn!

[@derman3658]

Post ride body weight exercises are a great idea for a video. With some yoga stretching. And maybe some other muscles that aren't as engaged in cycling.

[@robertmckinna]

I cant lie the way I do it is use running as my way of doing HIIT runs to lose weight and to become a better runner and I keep the mtbiking entirerly fun just going as fast as I can and tbh i go up so many hills theres not much need for HIIT riding just shredding 🤘

[@AOL0321]

I’ve had great success this winter shedding weight, by riding 3 or more days a week, if possible, for at least 1.5 continuous hrs. at a time. I also believe you need to do a couple of 2.5-4 hr., steady state rides, just to clean out the body’s sluggish fitness and get some base aerobic hrs. of fitness in. That will kickstart your metabolism. Where I’ve run into a wall sometimes in maintaining consistent weekly rides, is obviously the weather. We have had a great winter here in the Hudson Valley of NY, just below West Point, being able to ride ALL winter long at Sterling Forest, with NO snow!

[@fit2ridemtb960]

Definitely great big of advice guys 🤘 As a guide, if you're increasing activity you'll will need more protein than you are usually used to, for optimal recovery. As a rough guide you'll need around 1.5 x your bodyweight in kg = grams of protein (based on atleast 4-5 activity days) I'm very active, and weigh 80kg. Because of my activity levels I have roughly 150g of protein. On top of this, protein is harder for your body to break down than carbs, so your body burns more calories digesting it. There's more you could cover but as a basic guide, calories in/out, high protein, activity levels and patience/consistency 👊

[@derman3658]

Thanks for this.

[@ethandeyhle261]

Eating a balanced diet is key not only to burning fat but gaining muscle as well what I found works for me is eating a few smaller meals every 2 hours or so and then two bigger meals through the day with about 3 hours until I eat the next meal make sure you have proteins carbs and micronutrients (veggies, fruits, etc) with in your meals and if you have two little “cheat” things a day (a cookie or a few pieces of candy) it will really help with cravings Best of luck to you all!

[@cornishparmtb1048]

Great advice as always guys. Having fun on your bike is the main aim, everything else will follow! 🤘

[@karanjudge5638]

Honestly best thing to help lose weight is passion and alot of it but not everyone is gonna have that. Definitely helped me alot doe🤙🤙

[@Tullowit]

Great guide! Martyn is always so inspirational! Time for me to begin the Martyn method and drop some pounds!

[@gmbn]

Have fun and stay safe! 🤘

[@RCDallas12001]

Damn Martin, you are awesome! I love your plan and am going to give it a go (as much as Corona Virus lockdown lets me here in italy). I've got about 3-4kgs I need to loose while building back up from a lazy (travel and lockdown induced) winter. Cheers Mate and keep up the awesome work!!

[@rockybrewer]

Lost 3 stone since last February... more to go, 🤘

[@gmbn]

Nice work Rocky!

[@ToddFarrell]

Great summary. I think that for sprints I have one suggestion that has helped me lose quite a bit of weight and train. I think that doing a sprint loop with a small hill can be more effective since in EWS there are often little climbs and the small hill leads a small downhill that makes it more fun.

[@deanlake7962]

Martyn was that you today by margam village in Port Talbot s wales ?👀😂 passed you on my bike then thought that’s the legend and Gmbn guy 😂😂👍👌

[@brucemacneil]

Thanks for this. Some solid info from the greatest motivator in media.

[@markapollosantamaria4742]

Climbs! Do lots of it and if you enjoy climbing you will see a big difference!

[@jaralei]

I love this! I’ve never had someone lay out a weekly schedule for a set period of time for training like this before! I’m not looking to lose weight but do like the idea of deliberate training and seeing improvement on my bike. Thanks!

[@dotubebros861]

Don’t stay in you house when your country is in lockdown go mountain biking!

[@RandomUser_online]

Nah the law enforcement agencies in our country is strict

[@gmbn]

Have fun, ride bikes if possible and stay as safe as you can be! Obviously, wherever you are located in the world we advise you to follow the advice that has been issued by your local authorities and health providers. If this means you are unable to ride a bike outside you can always fix bikes/dream about bikes/watch videos about bikes! We have seen people with manual trainers and turbo trainers inside. Use this as a time to make your Bike Cave awesome! Or finally, create that crazy Hack or Bodge you have been thinking about for a while but not had the time to make.

[@icewallowcum856]

@@gmbn I like the "dream about bikes" part

[@shadowboss6393]

That sound very funny and realistic way to lose weight. Nice video

[@Cheeseburger-ym9mx]

Thanks for the information. Love your videos!!!

[@gmbn]

🤘

[@holahola4236]

I have lost 20 kilos (45 pounds) in 4 months by cycling. As soon as the pandemic started I turned to biking to manage my stress. I started riding 32 kilometers every day (6am) on my mountain bike but on a paved road, I was still stressed, so I added an afternoon ride (6pm) also for 32k. I ride a total of 64k six days a week and after losing 20 kilos (45 pounds) I'm 5 kilos (11 pounds) away from my target optimal weight. With a sugar-less diet, patience and a twinkle of OCD :) I have managed to keep the riding regimen and loving it.

[@leighpringle286]

Thanks so much! Great advice and plan. Personally, I am much more likely to stick with it on my mtn bike than going to a gym.

[@MrBratius]

I love this video! putting into practice now.

[@lukemtb6800]

Can you get Blake to do a video on suspension setup on his nukeproof scout for different riding styles. There seems to be no info online about the setup of an aggressive hardtail and it seems tuning a hardtail is essential to how they ride as its the only suspension you have. Pretty pleeease 😘 #askgmbn #askgmbntech #gmbn

[@derman3658]

Fork pressure is a start. Note how much travel you use and how it feels. There is usually a guide based on weight on the fork sites. Then adjust your rebound. If your aggressive rider, you may need to add tokens, later. Change one thing at a time and ride it for 15mins making notes of each change and how it felt

[@dannyrisse6570]

man, I love this channel so much

[@dotubebros861]

Don’t bring Gatorade

[@IcemenMike45]

If I have to rely on sports drinks to keep me going, I do the zero sugar powerade. I can't handle sugar drinks anymore. If the liquid in the bottle is clear/see through, I can drink it. If its not, then I can't touch it

[@mikerbwind]

All good Martyn.....I would add that working within the ideal heart rate for weight loss is a good way to guide whether you are working hard enough...or even working too hard. Optimum weight loss as a goal is different to having ultimate fitness as a goal...at least until the weight loss is achieved. Up to 80% MHR is usually the recommended band for weight loss, but that MHR is different for everyone depending on their age and current level of fitness so needs to be found out first. The other thing is that if people have not ridden all winter ( or done any other substitute form of exercise) the routine you describe would possibly be counterproductive with a rather more gradual approach required until reasonable levels of fitness are restored.

[@alajononon]

I came to say this too. People need to be aware that different energy storage is used when you're working harder. So you can actually start breaking down muscle instead of fat. And it's not hard to get up in that anabolic range when MTBing. So higher protein is important. And trying to make sure you get some lower intensity in is also important. Having said all that, calorie deficit is still what matters most when not wanting to put on more fat weight and MTBing is an efficient way to make sure you stay in deficit while also being mindful of diet.

[@5492sparky]

Top advice from Mr Ashton.

[@mattschm5486]

I have mostly a Desk job. Since using my Mountainbike for part of my way to work (about 24km per day, 15 of that on forest roads and trails about 350 m of elevation). I lost about 8kg in 10 Months. If I can't use my bike I go running 3 or 4 times a week (20 to 30km). I don't keep a special diet but i try to keep some Variation in what i eat and usually stop when i don't feel Hungry anymore( I rather have a small portion and a 2nd Helping if I'm still Hungry). In general I learned from my trainer when i was young to loose weight you should train longer time since the Body starts to convert Fat to Energy after ~45 min.

[@mrToglovski56709]

Does mountain biking/biking in general help slim down the thighs? Does anyone know any tips on the thighs spicifically?

[@mtnbikehead]

Relvi Barelvi ride up grades. Increased muscle increases lean muscle mass and increases metabolism.

[@mrToglovski56709]

@@mtnbikehead whyd you have to break my heart like that? But thanks immana try it after the quarantines

[@mtnbikehead]

Relvi Barelvi stay healthy,. Cut the carbs, workout fasted, don’t eat breakfast til after noon. Toss the vegetable oil in the garbage. and cut back on bread.

[@ccamire]

Nutrition is controversial by its nature. My thoughts on your recommendations 1) Cal In/Cal out- This theory is controversial. It is more important what you eat and when you eat. I completed a 40 day week on the Camino de Santiago this summer, walked avg of 25k/day at 5.3km/hr. according to my smartwatch, I consumer ~2500cal/day. I recorded my food using Fitnesspall ~1500cal/day. At 40days, I spent ~100,000cal and consumed ~60,000cals. In theory I lost 40,000cals/7,000cal (1kg weight loss)=6 kg. In reality my wife and I lost no weight. 2) Losing weight is one strategy but getting healthier is better. I mean whatever you eat, you nutrients (fat, protein and carbs) and your micronutrients (vita A, B, C, D, B12, zinc, magnesium, etc…) will impact on your quality of your health (cholesterol, inflammation, A1c, insulin sensitivity, hormones such as thyroid, liver, heart rate and variability, blood pressure, etc…) and how long you will live. 3) Binging and alcohol is bad for you especially your liver 4) There are 2 schools: carbs addicted or fat adapted. If you are carbs addicted, I agree with your recommendations, get the bars/gel that you want if you want to bunk and refill your body. Because you only have ~3,000 cal of carbs in your body, you need to eat often to replenish your body. 5) If you are fat adapted: breakfast is coffee with MCT oil or eggs, bacon, butter, 2 hrs before exercise. If you do more than 2 hrs intense biking, eat some nuts during the ride, lots of water/salt, black coffee is you stop for a pit stop. I have never bunked since I avoided carbs. 6) Lunch with meat/chicken mostly 7) Dinner with fish/meat and try to eat 3hrs before going to the best. 8) Eat 3x/day, no snacks unless you are biking 9) All the channels such as GMBM/GCN/GTN are UK based and recommend nutrition the way they have learned it. Eat more carbs, veggies and you will bet healthy. Today we have an obesity crisis and we believe exercise will save us. Nutrition is more important than exercise. Healthy is not just weight but also how your inside body is working efficiently. You cannot outrun a bad diet. 10) For the rest, I agree on your suggestions for the rides. 11) Maybe you could have added recovery / sleep- 8hrs minimum and try to get 2hrs of REM and 2 hrs of deep for higher muscle recovery

[@nealehenning7407]

Do u take those tablets for all your micronutrients?

[@ccamire]

@@nealehenning7407 no just electrolytes and magnesium. Everything else is meat and fish for proteins. More than 2gr/kg. Calorie in and calorie out does not work. It is the type of doods you eat.

[@roonietunes7]

great advice, Martyn. such a guru you are!!!

[@nc_mtbmedic1399]

Dont forget GCN has some very good HIIT vids..up..but i rather be outside on the mtb trail

[@royshaw9299]

What about riding before breakfast or a main meal of the day

[@mtnbikehead]

roy shaw Yep ride before your first meal of day. Your body is already starting to burn fat. Don’t eat within 3 hours of going to bed. Eat breakfast at noon.

[@stas7378]

1. mtb 2. school 3. losing weight

[@userbarny6271]

Wow the idea is great unfortunately in Radius from 60 Kilometer of home there's no Trail only asphalt

[@migatron1]

Run, or do sprints on your bike. It all helps

[@01bart01]

Very usefull tips, thanks!

[@leonardr9943]

i thought in this video it goes about the weight of the bike like a carbon frame or something like that 😂haha Still a nice Video

[@cameronlesley2428]

Problem solved, more reasons to ride ya mtb I like it!

[@osqanti]

Don't get fooled by oils! Altough for example olive oil is a lot healthier than butter and should most definetily be your number one grease for cooking it still has almoust the same calories as butter. So think carefully how much you use it for your meals.

[@mattn5our305]

Off to start this this week

[@piperkennard7607]

Spot on brother 😁 cheers

[@wolfibackgammon196]

do you have any tips for riding at home when you are locked in due to coronavirus. :-D No seriously, here we cannot ride at all... any GMBN suggestions?

[@gmbn]

We have seen people with manual trainers and turbo trainers inside. You could also use this as a time to make your Bike Cave awesome! Or finally, create that crazy Hack or Bodge you have been thinking about for a while but not had the time to make. Doddy over on GMBN Tech made a great video about indoor riding here 👉 gmbn.tech/TrainIndoors Here is out Manual Trainer video 👉 gmbn.eu/manualbuild

[@chadkimmel8957]

Bonking, I’m guessing that’s when the jello legs kick in.😂

[@derman3658]

Easy to spot. Can you think straight? Are you thinking of something stupid or stupidly easy and don't know the answer? Are you unusually quite, not as chatty or just lost in the moment? Are you finding your nearly crashing a bunch or can't remember the trail you just rode. You probably are. Jelly legs are also a sign but the head going is one too. Same happens with no water so always have some spare fuel and water.

[@chadkimmel8957]

Der Man thank God I’ve only experienced the Jello legs and loss of steam, and not symptoms that sound like my bodily functions are shutting down.😳 My hydration pack is two liters, and I carry a few Nature Valley bars.

[@derman3658]

@@chadkimmel8957 bars and water are always carried as I have had a few bonks over the years. Try to avoid them.

[@2wheels4wheels]

Your are awesome mate!

[@louisthain6630]

Litrealy eating choclate watching this🤦‍♂️

[@jaspergeens5841]

You should make a game of bike with matt jones and Olly Wilkins

[@lwittrock1]

Great video!

[@DaStuntChannel]

Hi Martyn, I have a question.. I was getting into dirtjumping, not even jumping tiny ramps and yesterday my back wheel slipped while going to my girlfriend's and broke my collarbone, I really can't see myself falling off a dirt jump without breaking myself in 100 pieces now and I don't think I'll be getting back into mountain biking or anything related... Any help here?

[@derman3658]

Start small. Learn to tuck and roll when you fall. Learn to fall some more. Learn to bail. Learn to get away from the bike. Most importantly learn to know where to fall to. Try always plan where your going to bail too.

[@DaStuntChannel]

@@derman3658 Thanks! I will and I did 3 years of Aikido. The problem is with fast slips when my body falls into the ground faster than I can react.

[@louisroy5553]

nice i like the video as allways.

[@jamesbowie1074]

My school camp got cancelled because of coronavirus. But I took the whole week off to go riding

[@richardanderson4916]

Tip for weight loss...carry your bike through the trail.

[@nathanmaher8850]

this should help thanks mate

[@reddeath1176]

What fork best for a big guy 300lb+ on a trail hardtail? Is 35mm best (pike/lyric)?

[@nicksellwoodmtb2142]

I’m looking at buying a enduro carbon Saracen but not sure if Saracen is good is it ??

[@migatron1]

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[@derman3658]

Class bikes

[@alanbenedictascabano5143]

Hey im a great fan of the channel just asking what might be wrong with my bike because everytime i go to the trails and after every post ride everytime i pedal is there's that rough feeling while pedalling but when i wash my bike it's back to normal again but even my bike is clean or even there's just a lilltle bit of dust or dirt after every trail ride that rough feeling keeps coming back but when i remove the chain and check the bb and cranks the bearings just feel good as new i also checked the hub its still moving freely and i just upgraded my whole drivetrain and hubs last 2 months ago isnt the short chain causing all this errors on my bike

[@gmbn]

Hi Alan, It may be worth giving the pedals a service and also just double check that the BB is clean/greased and torqued correctly. Your local bike should be able to help assess this for you.

[@alanbenedictascabano5143]

@@gmbn thank you for responding i already went to the bike shop and made them do a bike spa on my bike but theres still that problem isnt it due to the very short chain hoping for your kind response

[@derman3658]

You had a new cassette and chain but didn't change the chain I'd say. Did same bike sounded sooo rough. Oiled chain and it quitened done but I'd fit a new chain.

[@jb-il3vh]

No matter what.. if your plan is not sustainable, it's only temporary weight loss

[@alex9933]

In 2019 I lost 20kg just by cross country I got from 110kg to 90kg In 6 months but I was riding a average time of 8 hrs/day 40 to 60km every day and riding hard First month was extremely hard but after that I gut use to it but because of lock down I got back 11kg but thinking abut I was 1.75cm tall in 2019 and now I am 1.83cm tall it that much

[@ericbeaudry8704]

The problem is post ride drinkssss!!! And snowy winter where you regain all the loose weight...

[@jaralei]

Fat bike snow riding is super fun!

[@ericbeaudry8704]

@@jaralei yes but the conditions of the trails or the wheater are what let you ride... Here in Montréal Canada, we had only a month and a half of good snow conditions this winter

[@damianduffy8097]

#askgmbn I recently serviced and replaced the bearings on a Formula hub. All good but when I tighten wheel back into frame, it is stiff going forwards and backwards. I find by loosening the end cap, rear wheel runs free but leads to thru axle loosening while riding. I'm would love to solve this issue. OBVIOUSLY 😎

[@Everatti]

I sent this to my dad.

[@lcc8394]

#AskGMBN my mother has asked for a bike for her birthday, she is 'coughs' 50 something, and that something is closer to 60 than 50.....both my brother and myself ride mtb and live close to One Planet Llandegla, so very hilly, lots of mtb trails with the clwydian range and country roads (think spring classic road racing)..... she has also never rode a bike before, do i go for a hardtail, XC, city, or splash out on an emtb just for her not to like it, please help

[@frits8986]

Nutriotion

[@abel2cycle989]

This will work👍

[@Rachman01]

You can literally mountain bike all you want but if you’re in a calorie surplus, you’re not gonna lose shit.. lol

[@automata157]

Simple reply : we have to stop eating like cows

[@Tangman77]

I was eating cow! But less meat and more fruit helped me bigtime.

[@stevenpleysier]

We actually have to START eating more like cows and stop eating them. I cut all meat and dairy from my diet 6 months ago and never felt fitter and stronger. Plants are the way to go in so many ways.

[@ianmarr2557]

Eat less calories than you burn off. Boom. Not rocket science!

[@daray666]

Well rocket science is also just: accelerate more than gravity ;-)

[@mtnbikehead]

Many people try that and fail. Calorie restriction often leads to a decreased metabolism. It’s about nutrients and insulin. Anything that increases insulin increases fat storage.

[@samdejonge9537]

Can you make a video about how to gain weight??

[@craigelliott12]

Its a case of "eat less , do more" !!!!

[@saracicoz4418]

Well yea sure but corona quarantine has something to say about that

[@theguzziman]

Can almond croissants be a small part of my training regime ever?

[@gmbn]

🤫🤣

[@arloridesbikes9921]

55 kg 184cm me needs to put on weight

[@robertkarlsson7238]

You need 20 kg

[@jamiemtb]

What if you want to put on weight, so eat more and still do more mounting biking.

[@migatron1]

If you're trying to build muscle through strength training, and you ride your bike a lot then you'll definitely need to boost your calorie intake

[@nicksellwoodmtb2142]

Yo

[@superspecky4eyes]

Barely have time to ride once a week, let alone four times.

[@P.Trick93]

Priorities... I thought the same a while back

[@giancarlolazarteamado7421]

Intermittent Fasting, Keto/Carnivore/Paleo, and fasted rides are powerful tools.

[@mtnbikehead]

GIANCARLO LAZARTE AMADO yes, yes, yes Worked immensely for me at the age of 53. Dropped65 lbs from 225 to 160lbs.

[@MTLarsen1]

Time is an issue when your working full hours a week 😊

[@roonietunes7]

ride home!

[@RandomUser_online]

But i cant do mtb riding because we're in quarantine

[@onlinechaosgremlin]

Easy, dont eat carbohydrates.

[@jonnyscott8910]

Don't take fizzy drinks as your going have the hickups for a week

[@retroonhisbikes]

Just put the fork down

[@jazzbrennan6748]

This is how many good videos they make 👇👇👇

[@horizonxx_1]

Bonking in Australia means having sex!

[@ROSE-by5su]

I still remember guys removing two bolts in their rotors and now their rotors are easily to get loose

[@gmbn]

We're talking body weight in this one R O S E!

[@ROSE-by5su]

Global Mountain Bike Network sorry im just sharing my old thoughts maybe one of the viewers did it and it was dangerous

[@MyGiant123]

I’d rather lose body Fat!!!! and probably gain weight from muscle from bikes 🤣

[@ShortRecipe101]

I swear to god, if they show that incredible red velvet cake one more time I'm gonna lose it

[@krutarthrawle4956]

You can lose 9kgs in a month with an average of 200kms per week with no particular diet

[@luisitotv7699]

I like lumpia and pansit...I can’t resist

[@felixjackson2670]

Don’t mean to be a killjoy but how relevant is this

[@gmbn]

Sounds like it's not relevant to you Felix? This Problem Solved series is focused around some of the common questions we receive and we have chosen to make it to hopefully inspire people and show them how awesome bikes are 🤘

[@felixjackson2670]

Global Mountain Bike Network I’ve been cycling for 50 years and mountain biking since early 1980’s. Did bike testing with Steve Worland for MBUK. I love cycling. However with the UK facing shutdown and health service shortly to be overwhelmed with Corona Virus,plus people freaked out that the shops will run out of food,just seems a bit irrelevant at this moment in time....

[@Shralps]

I just want to start a massive argument again in here so... Go vegan...

[@davidsuzukiispolpot]

Global warming is a global hoax! (might be more effective at starting an argument here, lets see)

[@gmbn]

Long live Flat Earth!