Would you like to see four-cross return to mainstream mountain biking? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
@NZMtbGuy6 ай бұрын
Definitely- if it was a series here in NZ then even though I’m 58 I would still enter!! Love it! A bit of argy bargy on the trail and great mates off…. However, I’m 90kg and can handle a tumble or two some of these young fellas coming though at 60kgs might not like it so much 😅
@theflow52696 ай бұрын
100%. UK riders need to wake up to the quality and sheer fun of the Schwalbe 4x series. Please give it the support it deserves.
@NZMtbGuy6 ай бұрын
@@theflow5269definitely will do!😊
@philipjackson15896 ай бұрын
Must admit I've never seen this before.but it looks a lot of fun!!! I'd definitely like to see more of this covered on the show.
@daveclarke5086 ай бұрын
It's like a speed and style...without the style points to help the score ...I like it
@british4xseries6 ай бұрын
Thanks for coming along to round 1 of the 2024 Schwalbe British 4X Series GMBN! We loved seeing Blake racing and hopefully we will see you again this year. Who wants to see some how to's from round 3 & 4 in Afan on June 1st & 2nd. We would love to see you there again.
@BeaumontRacing6 ай бұрын
Thank you for coming along GMBN and Blake. 4X is the most exciting MTB sport and the best bit is. It’s accessible to all. 20” to 29” wheels are fine. Dirt jump, hardtail, xc, trail, enduro or DH bikes all compete at 4X races. It truly is the only discipline where you can race any bike and be competitive. This is the first year I am organising the British 4X Series and my only goal is for everyone to know the sport is growing again by the end of 2024. Come along and have a go. I promise you will all love it. 4X. 4 times the fun.
@bravosixgoingdark93376 ай бұрын
Need to shed my dad bod to get back to racing 😂 I really miss the fun!
@jonm72726 ай бұрын
Loving the "Blake goes racing" videos!
@gmbn6 ай бұрын
We love making them 🤙
@bitumen836 ай бұрын
For me personally 4x and dual slalom is great MTB disciplines and would like to see more coverage of those disciplines
@gmbn6 ай бұрын
Hopefully 4X makes a return! 🤘
@BeaumontRacing6 ай бұрын
It didn’t ever go away….
@gmbn6 ай бұрын
To the mainstream (sorry)
@devilbloke6 ай бұрын
Awesome season opener for the British 4x series. Blake and GMBN have done a brilliant job showing what 4x is all about.
@JoeHimmel6 ай бұрын
Watching Four Cross is what realy got me excited about mountain bikes. That was 25 years ago and I still haven't even ridden a Four cross course. I'd love to see it more
@billiecook976 ай бұрын
weirdly a 4X track was the first kind of mtb i rode. great fun, and the bikes are relatively cheap to build up - or were anyway a few years back
@freerider406 ай бұрын
Blake is legit pro for every riding discipline either freerider downhill and gravel !
@pjortmaszyna6 ай бұрын
yeah, the man is a beast
@hannahescott61716 ай бұрын
Absolutely awesome!!!!! Bringing back what mtb is all about; friends, laughs, going as fast as you can and that ultimate feeling of flying! 4X... WOW!!!!!!
@01FozzyS6 ай бұрын
Well done again,Blake! Those two others are quick out of the gate! More racing,Blake!
@KingsleyMears6 ай бұрын
Good to have you at a 4x national blake mate. Hope to see you at some more in the not to distant future. Anyone wanting to give 4x a go just come and give it a go. It is a brilliantly fun filled weekend of racing.
@devilbloke6 ай бұрын
Kingsley Mears?... Never heard of her. 😉
@junka19756 ай бұрын
Nice one Blake. It certainly opens up your eyes when you see truly fast riders. A bit more gate experience and you'll be right up front Blake.
@adamnallamner83336 ай бұрын
Looks like such good fun! Would love to see more of it
@denistuohy64206 ай бұрын
That first race was epic, Well done Blake 👍
@ApertureSportsMedia6 ай бұрын
Great effort, Blake! I was also there at Chicksands. First time photographing and filming 4X (I usually do mostly BMX) and loved it! Now I want to do the whole series. 😁
@wee_leeler6 ай бұрын
4x deserves way more coverage!!
@JosieMcfall6 ай бұрын
Top weekend of racing! Not long till RND 3/4🙌🏻
@Naptime486 ай бұрын
2008 4X got me back out on a bike & into MTB again after a lul in my cycling passion. If it wasn't for 4X I'd probably not be riding now. Riders, 4X is Awesome give it a go! the UK 4X Fam are Amazing people UCI, MAKE 4X GREAT AGAIN Industry, Make 4X Bikes Again!! Thanx for the coverage, 4X really deserves to be bigger
@garyalexander32816 ай бұрын
Interesting to hear about fourcross racing and the different style of bike, looked like great fun had by all thanks for sharing Blake! 😁🤙
@darrylmorgan6 ай бұрын
Awesome ride Blake looked like a lot of fun dude!
@gmbn6 ай бұрын
It was a great day out! 🤙
@dannyk37186 ай бұрын
Outstanding Blake doing it again ....Nice to see the Laufey mixing it up with the specialized bikes and holding it's own
@stujm83766 ай бұрын
Looks very cool, and fun. You should show more on the channel
@raphaelwolff82056 ай бұрын
Blake what a great effort mate,so well done.Love your work.
@gmbn6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@rekik666 ай бұрын
Love me some 4X!!! I wonder how you would have done with a different steed under you? Maybe throwing a mullet set up, 29 front and 27.5 rear or a 27.5 front and 26 rear? On the same bike you just rode.
@PatrikLindgren6 ай бұрын
As soon as I saw what kind of disciplin this was i thought, this is perfect for mr. Samson. He is such an diverse rider, capable of pretty much anything on two wheels. Seems like a lot of fun.
@GrahamFootBicycleLover6 ай бұрын
So pleased to see 4X back in the limelight. Brilliant discipline and probably the best spectator sport in the cycling world. Now in great hands.
@devinbyrnes80586 ай бұрын
Ski cross and snowboard cross are some of my fave winter Olympic sports to watch. It only makes sense that MTB cross is good as well.
@wonderwatch22396 ай бұрын
All the veterans in mountain biking, talking about 4X world championships, I really want to see that happen, or maybe for the Olympic Games 🙏🏻🤞
@MegaChoo26 ай бұрын
That Nukeproof hardtail at 1:21 was a beautiful bike to look at.
@craigbest86446 ай бұрын
Blake smashing it on the 29er.
@motocro55er6 ай бұрын
4x is just the best way to have a fun filled weekend racing bikes with your mates! Ride whatever bike you have and just enjoy the day!
@gmbn6 ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more!
@beardedvikingmtber6 ай бұрын
Well done Blake lad 🤙🏻
@ripapa63556 ай бұрын
NICE! I ride a Laufey as my hardtail. It loves to go fast and it loves steep flow. This is awesome. Blake is a beast!
@Wee-Lee-MTB6 ай бұрын
Elbows out lads, this looks amazing, would like to see this more mainstream for sure 🤙🤙
@erictrelz35196 ай бұрын
Blake what a great job coming in third! Never did 4x but it looks like it would be a blast.
@alanbussell78946 ай бұрын
That looks like great fun 😃 and long live the 26" wheel 👍
@symonhammond56236 ай бұрын
Blake can literally put his hand to anything
@iancallahan2326 ай бұрын
Is there anything Blake cannot do well? I didn't know much about Four Cross but I'll watch it now.
@Kradlum6 ай бұрын
Legend!
@MatthewMabborang6 ай бұрын
I miss Blake Samson’s signature intro of “Welcome back you beautiful people!” 🥺 He is a multidisciplinary specialist in terms of any MTB racing discipline. Even road and gravel bike too! 🔥🔥🔥
@vrwgq3q6 ай бұрын
Blake seems to do really good at these events he "drops" into lol. I guess you get your fitness on being a GMBN presenter. Also being a ex-pro freestyle athlete and seeing how he pops in the air, I reckon he lays down some pretty good watts.
@vrwgq3q6 ай бұрын
before it was dropped. all the greats rode 4x.
@ctrlplay78672 ай бұрын
Heck yes bring it back!! 6x
@zethjugos12506 ай бұрын
Glow up version of bmx racing❤ maybe Blake can switch to 27.5 and loose the gears and the dropper and he should be faster off the gate...short course racing is all about acceleration
@omera9676 ай бұрын
How would a bike like fingers-crossed bmx fare in this type of race?
@kareem-mokdad-swiss6 ай бұрын
4X was one of the best things, before 29 inch wheels killed it...
@Naptime486 ай бұрын
think it was the UCI
@FreeRideKos6 ай бұрын
4X is the most fun discipline. Unfortunately it is also the hardest track to build
@BeaumontRacing6 ай бұрын
Incorrect. There are no rules about what a 4x track should be. It can be a dirt track, grass field like Malverns, snow or tarmac. It can have jumps or no jumps. The point is it’s 4 riders racing against each other.
@22Jeffers6 ай бұрын
My local bike park!!
@TheCouchslouch6 ай бұрын
Hey red Bull TV,- make 4x great again!
@metalheadfarmerrugbypunk26986 ай бұрын
I loved 4x! I wish I was more popular and around more to race 😔
@richpitty6 ай бұрын
What can't this guy do I love these vids BTW
@NemesisGnat6 ай бұрын
Agghhh what year is it!? We seem to be in some sort of time loop where mtb trends recycle every 15 years!
@JensenSiggs6 ай бұрын
Hey is Black dowing the megavalanche this year ?
@GeorgeW_mtb136 ай бұрын
Can you race 4x with a single speed bike
@motocro55er6 ай бұрын
Yes, the singlespeed yellow curtis won the senior category at this race
@GeorgeW_mtb136 ай бұрын
@@motocro55er ok thank you
@KingsleyMears6 ай бұрын
Single speed is fine in 4x at most tracks. Some tracks it's nice to have a couple a gears
@Naptime486 ай бұрын
single speed is all you need!
@TheBClark886 ай бұрын
4X tracks are great fun to ride but ultimately as a race spectacle BMX and DH are more exciting.
@andthefunkybunch14666 ай бұрын
I want to see Blake try Cucle Speedway.
@andthefunkybunch14666 ай бұрын
Cycle* Speedway
@Marc-ss2xz6 ай бұрын
Such a shame the UCI killed this sport on the big stage - the weekends with 4X on Saturday and DH on Sunday were the best. Seeing them handing out new world championship titles for snow biking this year while still ignoring the long-established dual/4x format pissed me off big time.
@willevans9856 ай бұрын
Ditto
@lachymcgillivray68876 ай бұрын
sick
@gmbn6 ай бұрын
Thanks! 🤘
@peters66616 ай бұрын
Which came first: mtb 4x or snowboard cross?
@willevans9856 ай бұрын
Mtb
@andrewscott806 ай бұрын
There's definitely a lack of interest in 4x , along with a lack of facilities to race & hold events in the UK , especially in the north .
@JonSmitty-c7q6 ай бұрын
do i need a 4x bike ?i hope so , i need to spend another 5 grand on a specific bike
@BeaumontRacing6 ай бұрын
You can race any bike. 20” to 29” MTb. You must have 2 brakes but otherwise race anything.
@Naptime486 ай бұрын
as long as you have two brakes you can race anything but a 4X specific bike can be built for a bit over 1K
@Bonky-wonky6 ай бұрын
Bring back dual slalom.
@alexpeartree20196 ай бұрын
4X = Big BMX
@JuanJimenez-ko4dd6 ай бұрын
Woooou tremenda nave ❤
@ChampyOnPC6 ай бұрын
6:10 😂
@jordonmooremtb3268Ай бұрын
think you missed a trick here. definitely should of built up a old school 4x bike then done the series on it
@swiatekx36 ай бұрын
This is sic...
@rookieflyer6 ай бұрын
And to think... The UCI dropped this for bloody ebike racing..... 😐
@MatttKelly6 ай бұрын
I feel like he revolutionized their sport w the 29" wheels haha
@ChampyOnPC6 ай бұрын
Man the tracks are so short, the gate decides the outcome usually
@alastairkeen4616 ай бұрын
Give it a go and see, I can out gate loads of people and still come last! Haha
@motocro55er6 ай бұрын
@@alastairkeen461I agree! I have an awful gate and somehow manage to make passes
@BeaumontRacing6 ай бұрын
Incorrect. Expect plenty of passes at modern 4x
@Naptime486 ай бұрын
tracks are a lot more tech nowerdays with inside/outside lines, chicken an pro lines. A good racer can utilise the best line so often the worst place to be is.... in first! you really need a rear view mirror to know what the riders behind you, quite often right on you tail are planning! Not unusual to have the race positions completely change in the last corner!!