How To Stop Riding Into Stuff | How To Bike Season 2 Episode 3

[@katsaras1]

By far my favorite series on this channel!

[@orestisvas7277]

Why are you upside down?

[@brettjohnson9453]

A topic I'd love to see on the how to bike series is safe ways to handle when there's something unexpected on the trail. Things like a corner continuing but it's going from bermed to flat, unexpected rocks on your line, maybe you have less traction than you expected etc.

[@AntaresSQ01]

4:30 Looking is SUCH a crucial tip. I come to MTB from road motorcycling background and number 1 thing to keep you on line is eyes. Even a newbie with no technical skills will find that if they look where they should, their body unconsciously knows what to do to make the turn. Simple as that.

[@stevenreyes3680]

Of all the useful tips I’ve heard, looking ahead is one of the best. Knowing the trail helps a lot too...But I was surprised at how not looking at the section you are on, and always ahead really works. You just have to trust your brain and the skill you already have. And of corse, never look at the thing you want to avoid. You will be drawn to it like a magnet.

[@wilfriedmestdagh1676]

Right

[@rideonbasti3524]

i love ben cathros tutorial and he is he best mountainbike trainer in my view !!!!

[@jahveli]

Best series on PB but also the best skills series out there.

[@houghtonricky]

Late to the party - however I have found that your advice is helping more than expected - it seems to bring the body, shoulders and knees into the correct position.

[@----.__]

These tutorials are mint. I'm getting back in to riding after being off a push bike since the 90s and this helps a lot. I can't even peddle to the top of a mountain to run back down yet, just doing 10 mile rides off road along trails and through muddy bogs every day on relatively flat ground to build up the strength and breathing endurance is almost killing me!! The videos inspire me to keep going so I can enjoy riding again, I used to love racing motocross in Oz but I'm too old for that now and it's a completely different type of fitness. I chose mountain biking to get fit again, but I have a whole new appreciation for you downhillers and XC riders. I thought riding road was pretty intense as a teen, but 1 mile off road feels like 20 miles on road. You guys are insane!! The people I've met on the trails have been awesome too and don't judge me harshly. All in all I think this is the best sport I've ever participated in thus far as there's not too much ego, and not too many "dude bros" like back in the MX days. Thanks Cathro, I'm probably old enough to be your dad, but I still look up to you and your wisdom is invaluable in both knowledge and inspiration. Peace mate.

[@wilfriedmestdagh1676]

I agree with you, fork sag adjustment is easy (well fork and rear shocks) and bracketting for the others settings are time-consuming and fastidious to fine- tune. So I put mines in a middle position : Bounce speed, trigger sensitivity and trigger release. More often than not, I forget to release the rear shock ! Or I make it too late 😂 I cannot imagine with the last mountain bikes where you can also adjust the height of the rear shock 😅 And worst of all: forgetting the right settings from one outing to the next! ....I'm reduced to writing it all down on a piece of paper 😂😂 Thanks for the video !

[@eugenegutierrez5106]

That’s so true. The more we focus on that section you’ll end up in that direction.

[@chrisfontaine6221]

best how to bike tutorials on the interwebs, great stuff guys

[@treebeardmtb]

"Get out there and actually work on your skills instead of just watching videos" I won't and you can't make me

[@prusak26]

I was out there today. I thought Helensburgh would be less muddy, than Kilpatrick. I also thought - silly me - that the weather forecast saying the worst is behind us, would be right. Learned something!

[@brettjohnson9453]

I was practicing a very small jump and one attempt felt really good, thought I nailed it. Looked at the video and saw my rear wheel clear the ramp and bounced on the lip. What felt good was not so good.

[@cgmtb245]

I’m telling you Cathro is a pinkbike beauty

[@Durwood71]

I follow this one simple rule: look where you want to go, not where you don't.

[@JMac-]

For tightish cornering at speed, do you kind of flick your legs and back wheel?

[@elyari]

that moment on the tree "Trial" remind me The Office "parkour! parkur!" 🤣

[@gavinheron1]

Many thanks. Great video.

[@bojohn1761]

Biggest complaint is watching skiddings into turns and braking skids before dh berms, this looses the dirt and gradually tears the up trails causing them to wash away loose dirt from heavy rains

[@TheDangals]

This is such good advice I wrote it down!

[@PeakTorque]

Ben have you gone back down to an XL?

[@andrewrivera4029]

🎉 It really is a mental F for me when I’m at speed and come to splits in the trail, my brain wants to see all the lines so I work on active concentration on one line.

[@SnootchieBootchies27]

I skied into a tree yesterday because I was focused too far down my line. I was also tired, probably the biggest factor.

[@DavidOwensuk]

Thanks Ben!

[@chubsound]

My issue, I found that looking ahead causes me on berms to leave my line and in an auto racing style fashion, I tend to hit apex's rather than using the full berm from entrance to exit; Any tips?

[@stevehellin7730]

You rock broham more more vids

[@WaechterDerNacht]

Next episode: how to look at your front wheel (aka trials) with Ben and Ali

[@flemming_j_]

Where did episode 2 go to?😂

[@kobemaui9983]

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[@flemming_j_]

@@kobemaui9983 Thx! Came before episode 1 😂

[@Tactician666]

This is the only time I get to correct Ben on anything to do with riding: 'ride consciously' has an 's' in it... Other than that - excellent work. The first series really motivated me to iron out some of my bad habits, and this series has been really useful so far.

[@RockMumbles]

Nice!

[@cleggycyclist]

6:00 in my mind I always ride like that, in reality not so much

[@bearjewmtb4827]

What app is that comparison app?

[@Flutiedb]

he put the name right on the screen. OnForm

[@rongr24]

Where is episode 2😂 ?

[@Real28]

I've shaved 2min off my best time the last time out using techniques from these videos. It's a 7.5mi trail with a fair number of features and I only started this hobby seriously a year ago. In Strava, I am top 10 in my age and weight thanks to these tips!

[@rafaeldegiacomoaraujo8778]

Where is ep2?

[@kobemaui9983]

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[@riccardogaboli1657]

So you're telling me that I shouldn't look directly at the end of the corner as soon as i begin to turn?

[@ondrejjanoska660]

still feel like this "skill" coming from a lot of riding ....not just a bike.... I started mtb now(32yo)....and I got, in few weeks(literally), quicker as guys riding already few years....I think I build a lot of "skills" in my main sport which is skiing, mainly free ride skiing..... I really do not need to show off, or planning to go compete ...it is just about having fun....as much as I can. (and stay fit before winter)....btw I learn a lot from your tutorials....just this one, where to look, is not something you could learn consciously (in my opinion).

[@islarun4103]

If a tiger in a forest run. Dear run then do they take a tree ? No they got a program. Internal and natural about tree snake around My friend just let the dear program you got inside of you work. Be a dear

[@PePratiMTBRoma]

Great video...... Shared in our group #pepratimtbroma ......thank u so much guys:)