Megavalanche Top Tips | How To Prepare For An Alpine Mountain Bike Race

[@gmbn]

Have you raced the Megavalanche? What are your top tips? Let us know!👇

[@dereksmith3632]

Nope, but I got a tip, listen to stroker ace by Charlie Daniels Band before the start, it will put the 10% on top of the 100. I promise

[@rayneary4371]

work on your recovery time, sprint a few uphills, do some xc style laps and interval type training, lucidity is really important and easy to lose especially with the sprint start for qualifications at 2800m altitude and the short sharp technical peddling sections near the top of the main race

[@rayneary4371]

@@pejv7903 the time it takes for you to get your breath back after a max effort

[@andrisvelmeris]

Blake took almost a whole spare bike with him. While i cant be bothered to bring an inertube for a ride

[@MrAlexTech]

One day!! I should probably get a bike first though. And some experience. And some larger testicles... But one day!!

[@martial8574]

Expérience and testicules come with time, so the only thing you need is a bike, seem easy now right?😁😁😁

[@wolfendenracing2826]

MrAlexTech same

[@craigsteele8178]

Luv u guys! You have inspired me to enter this event next year. I am 53 years of age and still shredd’n !!...life is all about adventure in my book. I really appreciate your videos and hard work in providing fun challenging content. Keep it roll’n guys!...

[@awesometuscaloosa7203]

I can’t get enough of that Bike, can you do a vid on just a camera going on a 369 degree view for 5minutes, maybe some music, it just looks Dope! Cheers GMBN you all Rock!

[@michaelsola1158]

I started mtbiking in February and I July I had take part to the magavalanche... and it was awesomely incredibile and if I have done it, you can do it 🤙🏻🔥

[@gmbn]

That's so rad Michael! 🤘

[@mitchp2532]

i do want to do this race so this is helpful thanks

[@zacjohnson452]

I will most likely never even get close to the megavalanche, but’s it’s fun to watch others compete in it! Very nice video 👌

[@jasper_of_puppets]

MEGA - Make Enduro Great Again

[@rubenvor]

This is very helpful for us planning to do the Mega. I've been looking for this type of info since months ago.

[@RemedyTalon]

I love the way Blake says "here"

[@the_spanner_ch7mp]

Watching this just makes you want to ride your bike 😁 Great tips and advice Blake and once again awesome ride when you rode the Mega on your Scout 👊🤘 Great channel and content #GMBN

[@wolfendenracing2826]

Loving the sunglasses

[@shark2075]

Can't stress enough how important recon and practice is, I did the Mountain Of Hell this year for the first time and only practiced on the Finals track (and not the Quali track which was much gnarlier and more technical), caused me to run the quali blind and crashed 3 times due to track blindness and fatigue from the whole week of bike park. Should also mention that if you take a whole week of vacations or more and do like me and ride the whole week on bike parks around, it is asolutely crucial to eat well and rest and have a proper and rich diet for the main event !!

[@martinfisker7438]

How do you ride a whole week of bike park? I did 4 days and my fingers are still sore now, two weeks later

[@shark2075]

@@martinfisker7438 Yeah mate I was sore as hell too, permaclaw after the end of each day and ultra sore/tetanized forearms, the braking holes in the the bike park's berms are horrendous, hence why a very good diet and constant hydration is key to recover fast, but that week of riding was what exhausted me a lot and made me so tired for the quali. Other than that I was already training and preparing for a few months before the event, did a lot of cardio/intervals, but not enough upper body training ahah (train upper body and grip strength you guys)

[@gmbn]

@@martinfisker7438 We actually made a video a few years ago about avoiding arm pump. 👉 gmbn.eu/stoparmpump Maybe it's time for a new one as Blake really had to keep it under control for this race on the hard tail!

[@martinfisker7438]

@@gmbn is arm pump worse on a hardtail? I ride park on a hardtail with 120mm fork I sure will watch the video :)

[@martinfisker7438]

@@shark2075 i know the feeling of permaclaw :) i ride plenty of cardio, probably have 3000km+ this season, but i dont have any good descents near me, so i cant prepare my fingers for hell.

[@pauliebass85]

Man I'm going! That's all there is to say!

[@matthewk7037]

I just want to get back to riding, holidays are fun and all but I miss my trails 🤘

[@sworks7580]

Man everytime i watch gmbn videos i wanna ride my bike

[@gmbn]

🤟

[@ccdldb]

I'm gonna do this someday!!!!

[@СтасСтарков-л1н]

spare parts costs more than my bike...

[@nirmo5970]

Megavalanche next year on rigid plus bike?

[@acameron87]

Then following that a road bike?

[@th_js]

@@acameron87 That would be suicide

[@RaduChelariu]

@@acameron87 If anyone's insane enough to do that, it'd have to be Sam Pilgrim.

[@zacjohnson452]

Radu Chelariu agreed.

[@nirmalhadzic8684]

Good idea

[@petersledz67]

Next year, with my LTHT 🤘

[@stoikerMTB]

Superb!!! THANKS!!!

[@lllpr0phetlll]

Mahalo My Dude!!!

[@C.Xaxier]

Someday... I will

[@shriharshwaghrulkar8621]

Love it 😍, seriously

[@dimensionsofearth]

Love stuff like this!

[@cameronlesley2428]

Cedric gras e yer. Garcia played in the greatful dead lol. I love the filming styling Blake. Would the nuke proof monster x bike make it down the avalanche?

[@rayneary4371]

or CG will do :)

[@thijsdelange3387]

I would love to ride the mega one day, but one problem, I don't have all the money for the spare tires, cassettes and stuff... I would be happy if I can affort/buy a fully, I now ride a 20 y/o Orbea which isn't even mine! I can take my dad's new Giant hardtail though, but that would be very rough! 🥴 I will wait till I have a fully

[@hugobranthwaite9305]

Sick dude

[@marieobrien4860]

Good vid!!

[@Denji23]

I am 32 and until now i biked a lot on my hardtail on pretty regular tracks just for cardio, but after some videos of real MTB i discovered a new goal for me. I will now focus on practice and start small. Is this still doable for my age group? I would love to try an event or even this Megavalanche in a few years, not to win but to come down in one piece and to say "i actually did it".

[@cashlofgren8618]

You guys should do a cross country race on a downhill bike

[@gmbn]

😳

[@felpel1027]

Another tip: Try Maxiavalanche first 👍

[@MartinTeerly]

What's the cost of hotel ? What you need to achieve to be qualified for race ?

[@gogovitch66]

oh, no! destroyed the tripple 8 with my 889th like! sorray, but i had to ;P The tipps were too good! Especially the last one ;)

[@nyedavis922]

If you're guaranteed to rip of your rear mech then why not run hub gears like a rolhoff?

[@ksihehe4216]

You are the best

[@sharpy0874]

Yeeeeeeeeeew

[@kareltjepleco9209]

#askgmbntech Hi guys, love the channel and learned a lot from you guys. Right now I am looking to upgrade my 29 inch rochshox judy coil 2019 that came on my roscoe 7. It has somme play in the bushings and I am riding it hard. So I was looking for the new rockshoxs 35 debonair, but in the 27.5 wheel size because I can pick a longer travel since the axle to crown is almost an inch shorter at tge same travel. But the 35 in 140mm travel is way more expensive than the 130mm. So I was wondering if I could just upgrade the debonairspring to a 140mm. But are there anny things that I should considder like damper lenth or stanchion lengt?? Thanks in advance! Pieter

[@madmartigan9720]

I can't even afford a bike that is capable of riding this event...I won't go any further in things you need from this video :D

[@hudsonsadventures4668]

#Send it

[@th_js]

Send #it

[@mikecotty88]

You didn't mention a first aid kit lol

[@georgepch6204]

I'm new into mountain biking and I have a question Is it worth to sell my atala dirt jump bike to get a new hardtail bike and if so have you any recommendations for any hardtail bikes with a budget of 1000€

[@petersledz67]

Meta HT AM

[@exactpeak5995]

Ragley MMMBOP.

[@TheDudeRides38]

Tubeless or tubes?

[@foolonahill9096]

Hold my beer!! Where is my "holland bike"??

[@spencermoon1371]

all good advice i should have listened to i crashed hard two days before quali and broke two ribs still managed to quali am but god it was painfull!!!

[@havenwisner6776]

For like the 1 guy that’s actually going fund this video useful, good video

[@theblishknovk]

I broke my sternum and spine at the same time. It sucked and 5 years later it still sucks.

[@limegreen4956]

Hey, do you guys think its worth to buy the 2012 diamondback comp for half off retail price 300? It's also brand new.Not really related to the video but what do you guys think? Here are the some specs. Rear Travel 101.6mm Rear Shock RockShox BAR-R Air Spring, 190x51mm w/ external rebound adj. Fork SR Suntour XCR RL 100mm travel w/ rebound damping adj. w/ speed lock remote Fork Travel 4" Head Tube Diameter 1 1/8th Headset Zero Stack Ahead 1 1/8" Handlebar DB SL318b Oversize 31.8mm Mid RiseStem DB AL6061 Ahead 7° Brakes Tektro DRACO Hydraulic Disc w/ 6" Rotors Brake Levers Tektro DRACO w/ reach Adjust Drivetrain Shifters Shimano SL-M310 8spd Rapidfire Front Derailleur Shimano Altus dual pull, top swing, 34.9 Rear Derailleur Shimano Alivio SGS 8spd Cranks Shimano Alivio 8spd Chainrings Shimano 22/32/44t Bottom Bracket Shimano BB-ES25 w/Octalink spindle Cassette SRAM HG30 8spd Cassette (11-32t) Rims 32h MX260D Doublewall Hubs (F) 32h MX260H Alloy w/ Disc Mount (R) 32h MX260H Alloy Cassette w/ Disc mount Tires Kenda Klaw XT large casing 26x2.1 SeatpostDiameter 30.9mm Seatpost Clamp Generic single bolt Rear Dropout / Hub Dimensions 135mm

[@awesometuscaloosa7203]

lime green, yea, you could start there or save a little and start here www.chainreactioncycles.com/nukeproof-scout-275-sport-mountain-bike-2019/rp-prod170309 cheers!

[@jamesglezos]

Sun Cream?

[@hpraz]

His cleat was on backwards

[@naoyukisasanami]

Anyone do gambling? To focus on pedaling at descend using a DH bike with 53t chain ring. uphill? Just push a bike!

[@6x6amg3]

Could you use a downhill bike for mega?

[@andrewhunter175]

6x6amg yea but there are uphills

[@rayneary4371]

More comfort, but more tiring as well, there are always a few DH rigs in the race

[@6x6amg3]

Ray Neary thx

[@6x6amg3]

Andrew Hunter thx

[@pfandfrei8771]

The word "Der" in "Der Kaiser" is the article of Kaiser. So you could drop the "Der" when you are mentioning the name of the Tyre. This always throws me off a bit.😅

[@gmbn]

Henry from GMN Tech made a joke about this the other day! 🤣

[@zacjohnson452]

Global Mountain Bike Network I like turtles 🐢

[@ollie4904]

Blake you should have just brought a hole spare bike

[@charliewallace3052]

yeee hamham

[@juhasundholm9962]

You have a long experience riding bikes. If you crash 100 times, how many of those times you think the protective gear has saved you from bigger harm?

[@yinwei1792]

Race the megaavalanche with a GT avalanche

[@TheBabylonJohn]

Seriously boys, it's "Megavalanche," NOT "Mega Avalanche..." Sweet other than that - and you're insane to ride it on a hard tail!

[@mikieson]

soooo....essentially bring every part needed for a bike..lol

[@foolonahill9096]

A complete bike shop, yes...

[@th_js]

Spare frame is very important too

[@lrvz7187]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MaQuGo119]

The bike is the cheapest thing in MTB, the expensive part comes once you really like the sport, lmao.

[@clarkie005]

Wtf deaks didn’t say OIII OIIIIII!!!

[@kamronaston9655]

Hi whoever reads this

[@gmbn]

Hi Kamron ✌️

[@hugobranthwaite9305]

First comment and like

[@aminostruth3494]

Cheap then?! :/

[@andyp6169]

Step 1-grow some bigger balls!

[@mrgoodbehavebruh6436]

100th

[@andriyhirnyak4324]

No thank you too much money