How To Ride A Pump Track | GMBN Teaches GCN MTB Skills

[@gmbn]

What skill would you like to see Conor attempt next?

[@ExplosiveNotes]

After jumping, I'd unleash Mr. Ashton on the irish giant for some pedal brake pedal brake pedal brake pedal brake pedal brake pedal brake pedal brake pedal brake pedal brake and don't think about the stick type of training.

[@wangelite5279]

BMX and wear a bear suit

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

Road gap?! 😂

[@endurancegoliath4569]

I liked to contribute to that Jump over Rich...so that first. After that a whip over a tablejump ( doesn't necessarily have to be while jumpig Rich, but would be a cool bonus 🤣)

[@tobymusson8413]

@Rich/GMBN, If someone can't manual in a flat car park, would you say a pump track was an easier place to learn?🤔 Just askin' for a friend!😂

[@cliffsangelsphotography]

Do a local XC race with Connor

[@komoonkh]

In the beginning, he rides it stiff like a roadie. At the end, he easily flows around. Great progress!

[@conordunne219]

Thank you! Rich is a mega teacher.. professor of the berm I now call him. Good fun learning how to ride these, can't wait to get down again! Cheers for watching, Conor

[@francissport5826]

Just what I need to start with the local pumptrack which has been just built on my city Thanks GMBN!

[@hoozn]

Truly great energy between the presenters. Looks like they had a lot of fun, and so did I lol We are nearly there with the likes. Go Connor, jump that cheeky bastard! 🤘

[@phoenixinthetrees1446]

Conor's improvement was visible by the end of the video. He might like to think about what body position he gets into on a road bike when on the drops descending and cornering - it's a similar body position to what you need when riding the berms on a pump track or trail...

[@joostdeen9614]

Give that man a jumping course with Blake 🤙🏾

[@conordunne219]

Yes!!! Would love to learn!!

[@michaelplantarich3375]

Please do more of these collabs! These videos are great

[@matt_acton-varian]

Well done Conor. I have to say I think I know what Conor meant about "easy". I find it very easy to initiate a manual on a roller, the hard part is committing to holding it.

[@conordunne219]

Thanks Matt!! Too right, feels like it could be simple to raise the wheel but oh so hard to keep it there coming down !

[@deadcandisco5974]

Love these cross channel videos. I'm a MTBer at heart, but I also really like watching these guys over at GCN, because I also do some flatbar gravel riding and they do some great videos there as well.

[@VFXBishop]

So proud, going outside your comfort zone is never easy.

[@dvs620]

For me, going around the berm isn't always about the line, but the commitment. It's not just that you have to lean, but your brain has to be okay with you going almost parallel to the ground, depending on how steep the berm is. This is NOT a natural feeling. I can pep talk myself all I want, but if the speed isn't just right, my immediate reflex, no matter how much I say not to do it, is to try and stand up, which then loses grip as the bike is on the side knobs and I end up sliding down. Going lower feels alright, until you go too fast and get shot out the top, which I also have experience with. Also, my local pump track has a straight away to get speed going into a big berm, but some have suggested that it may not be the way I turn. However, going the other way puts me through a lot of tight berms, which are not easy to get speed on. 🤷🏻‍♂️ I haven't been in a while as I've found some trails closer to me to ride. But I might give it a try since it's been raining. The pump track should dry up before the trails do.

[@hartstrengthendurance9643]

Love the crossovers!

[@brianjoyce2731]

Around the 4:00 mark, another reason why the front wheel gets wobbly going over a bump is the contact point on the tire is higher up than usual, pushing the rest of the wheel to suddenly want to go sideways. So, hold the handlebars steady as you go over the ridges.

[@jamesj7328]

This is easy for muli-talented Conor as long as it’s not long distance~👍

[@mizanurabu-ramadan7430]

I got my first MTB when I hit grade 9, It was a size small giant hardtail. It is heavy, but bulletproof. I grew to 6'4", and kept riding it as it outlasted another bike I bought. I took it to a pumptrack and was basically a BMX under me. I did...not do super well lol. I need to get myself a new MTB, I've been riding a road race bike and idiotically taking it on on some serious gravel to fill the void lost.

[@chrisvincent1189]

Great video. I was looking at this wondering where you filmed it. Then it twigged, Cheddar! The rugby club and res gave it away 😊

[@brainleak]

Shorts are a little baggy, You're getting him, it's working keep at it!

[@TiagoM83]

Connor 💪🏾

[@linea2000]

The physics of Connor backflipping. You need to make that happen.

[@Wattywaters]

Great video.

[@kennethcampbell7263]

yeah Rich I'll move over one pace, cut frame and return and your further over again. Got him on a better line though. Watch out for the paint on a damp track with almost slicks

[@BOONERBOYO]

I guess Manon is waiting for the stunt jumps and road gaps?

[@enriquechido]

Corner turning into a mtber would be awesome

[@brennamaclean8737]

Looks like Connor forgot his cyclocross lessons. Good on Ritch getting the giant smoothed out. Put these guys in cyclocross together. Roadie strengths vs. Mountain bike strengths on display

[@gmbn]

Good idea!

[@PatParvum]

Jump Jump Jump!!

[@Anandlovesmtb]

12:10 omg i cant 🤣🤣🤣

[@chrisridesbicycles]

Great progress for a day. It‘s a shame that Manon didn‘t join. A pump track shouldn‘d be too far away from a velodrome.

[@paulbielakovski3217]

Free scooter skills session for Pinklid in the back :)

[@Jackofafewtrades]

Give the poor man a higher rise bar next time, for the love of god.

[@Invisible_Incognito]

Good call.

[@jamesstammers6696]

Conor at Dyfi or BPW

[@ERKNEES2]

12:26 😂

[@jonpoon3896]

He should ride his 36” bike

[@KrisPlays874]

with the glasses on he looks like a wish version of steve peat when he was young.

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

That cocky giant knows how to ride a bike, for sure. I could win the TDF too but I just don't feel like putting out 400w for a whole bunch of climbing. 😂

[@woozertoo]

4:05 I think that bin is pretty much full up.

[@Mr75Axl]

bike is way too smal for him also , even for a dirt xD

[@craigelliott4338]

1080, no handed, superman-barrel roll... Maybe

[@F35Aviation]

Triple backflip into a tiregrab 😂

[@annelisenorth8670]

Hahaha, Connor clearly didn't skateboard, or ride bikes as a kid. These you do naturally as a kid, the higher the berm the better.

[@conordunne219]

I actually did skateboard and still do ! Rather poorly though haha... but enjoy dropping in and pumping around. Just a different feeling being so used to riding road bikes and moving the bike in a way I'm not used to.. fun learning tho! thanks for watching Conor

[@alex_mcclay]

His feet are about as long as the entire bike

[@spodmore6398]

Where is this pump track?

[@trialsta1]

I came to see if anybody had answered this! I've seen it in a couple of videos on different channels now

[@nstrug]

@@trialsta1 Aberdeen?

[@ramsesalonsorodrigue]

Why are roadies so good at learning MTB? Have ever they considered switch between disciplines? 🤔

[@ifitrollsrideit530]

What makes you think we don't ride both? ;)

[@MorganSmith-y2m]

First🎉

[@jhondiick4202]

boring ss sports this