How To Get More Speed From Trails With Pumping | How To Bike with Ben Cathro EP 6

Ever wonder how your riding buddies keep pulling away from you on the trail even though you're not braking? Well, they are probably using the terrain to their advantage and pumping in the right spots to generate extra speed. Join Ben Cathro as he explains the secrets to free speed.
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[@michaelparsons1494]

Hands down, this series is the best explainer I’ve found on the elements of how-to-ride-good. The visuals are clear, the script is perfect, Ben’s presentation is bang on. No distractions or confusing bits, no weird omissions. Endorse.

[@BenCathro]

Really pleased it’s being received as planned. Loads of effort went in from the team to really try an explain the how and why if all these skills.

[@mozyhar]

This is such a masterpiece on all levels : explanation, riding skills, funny, video, editing… THANK YOU. Give that crew an award !

[@kobemaui9983]

Couldn't agree more 👍

[@BenCathro]

Just received my certificate from pinkbike. It says “U dun good”. Proud moment ☺️

[@pabloromar7413]

That’s incredibly well explained!

[@BenCathro]

The weeks of scripting paid off!

[@calridingco]

This series has helped me improve more than any other KZbin vid or series. So good!

[@BenCathro]

Stoked you’ve been applying some of the skills 👏

[@todd4471]

I just want to take a second to say, that intro cut is freaking amazing and one of the best things on the internet. Really top shelf stuff guys, kudos!

[@BenCathro]

I’ll give Max a pat on the head 👍

[@stevesguitarschool3654]

These videos are so, so well done.

[@TheBikeDads]

Who would of thunk the guy who can pick apart a line can also pick apart a skill. Well done.

[@markharwood5320]

For those interested in the physics behind why pumping works it’s the law of “angular momentum”. Velocity increases when mass moves to the central focus of a curve. Put more simply, the riding technique is “go in small, come out tall” when navigating any curve (up, down or around). I’ve done this instinctively for years as a bowl skateboarder but only recently discovered the physics behind why it works. I’m learning to hit the trails on bikes and your videos are a great help, Ben. 👍

[@theorichardson2278]

Just discovered this series as a roadie with decades of experience. I’m learning a ton as I start my MTB journey. Ben is friendly, funny, easy to watch and giving me so much knowledge!! Thank you 👏🤙

[@petercox4932]

Ben, nailed it again! These are awesome, I find that when out riding cathro voices pop in my head. Keep up the good work🤘

[@BenCathro]

That’s weird because I hear your voice in my head 🤨

[@boonzilla78]

Yeah finally :D The serie with Ben is dope

[@VoltaDoMar]

echoing what others have already said- I think Ben (and the other people who made this series) are the best at teaching these skills than anything else I've seen online.

[@padovann]

This series is nonstop bangers!! Cathro you’re a legend

[@imnotgivingmynametoamachine683]

No matter how many videos I see on a topic, you always cover something I've missed or make me think of it in a new way! Now if I spent as much time riding as watching videos...

[@_gtkoko]

Best tutorials ever seen. It's when you *really* own skills, that you can explain them so clearly and simply! Awesome work Ben!!

[@dash0173]

seeing santa cruz's bikes EVERYWHERE on the trails i ride, i get kind of sick of seeing them but damn, ben makes me want to buy one.

[@BenCathro]

Maaaaaaaarketing! Helps that they are sick bikes too.

[@DownhillDesireMTB]

hands down the best tuition vids on the tube!! really useful for a total novice like me!!!

[@Twentykixx]

Found a problem, I’m more of an arms guy and need to work on the leg pumping. Thank you Ben!

[@CL-uc4nf]

I'm loving the centre of mass animations Ben Got to say I learned pumping from the Tony hawk game

[@BenCathro]

Right there with you! THPS underground 2 was my jam!

[@creepingjesus5106]

I did laugh. I'm not even remotely guilty or ashamed. My bike's heard that any number of times... "Right, that's it pal, you're getting pumped."

[@BenCathro]

We had to cut 5 minutes of me giggling like a child 😅

[@creepingjesus5106]

@@BenCathro We need out-takes on the end of the last episode then!

[@owenjacka2658]

Best riding tutorial series on KZbin 💯

[@johncole3010]

The way you were able to capture the leg pump and the force generated and do a replay was golden.

[@sinjinmtb1562]

I'm always so PUMPED when one of these videos are dropped... I'll show myself out

[@BenCathro]

You’ll be leaving with a decent amount of free speed then.

[@jereddennis4110]

@@BenCathro 😂 💯

[@harryballs95]

This is the best and only biking “how to” series that you need. Hands down. Incredible explanations and examples. I’ve been feeling myself becoming more confident in all aspects of my riding because of these videos. Can’t wait for the cornering how-to! Thanks Ben and Pinkbike, loveulongtime

[@benc7237]

Yep, that cornering how-to is going to get a lot of views from me! Looking forward to it dropping. Hopefully it's the next one.

[@BenCathro]

No pressure eh!!! We’re working on it right now.

[@harryballs95]

@@BenCathro I figured that’s what was going on in your Instagram stories 😉 I can’t wait!

[@LouisCollison]

You deserve an award. You are the reason I committed to mtb!

[@tsalesto]

As I've been watching this series, and begun implementing the things I learned, I'm getting PR's left, right end center. Thanks Ben.

[@BenCathro]

No way! Used that in one of the scripts and it’s actually true! Legend haha 😆

[@madwank]

Thanks for making me an expert on pumping, my wife will be so proud.

[@kenjiwalter5024]

Best how to ride series hands down! Great content and presentation. Ben Cathro Phd in bike skills and coaching 🤘🏼

[@thescandiflick]

I always keep coming back to this series....Its Gold!

[@mtbtrack4716]

Finally someone who explains in detail all the key skills in mountain biking. This is the only guy (ex-pro) on earth who really share how to ride properly? ....Definitely these series are the ones that you can really learn!

[@BramBiesiekierski]

Best explanation I've seen on KZbin. Great info with when to pump on the transition vs on the down slope. They both get the pumping speed, but one almost always sets you up wrong for the next feature

[@andrewt233]

Just wanted to say thanks and congrats on this series. Everything from writing, filming, editing, performing, riding, etc have been top notch. Good stuff!

[@BenCathro]

Makes me so happy to see people enjoying what we’re doing. Thanks 🙏

[@jeremiemcclean1635]

Bravo Ben, bravo🔥 Made the seemingly complex simple and fun to do.

[@topheryanagihara5266]

I cant tell you how much of a better rider these videos have made me, I look forward to every new one.

[@PawelKOtrebski]

always come back here for refreshers

[@tootles6623]

Cathro should do more videos, these are so good! His over exaggerations are hilarious and still demonstrate his point perfectly. Can’t wait to see more Cathro!

[@caseyjones466]

Dude, thank you so much. I've always struggled with pumping through turns. When you said "a berm is just a bowl turned sideways", it clicked! I don't know why I never got it before, but now I do! Thanks so much again.

[@leonmargerison3888]

wish I had these videos to watch when learning all of these skills, although I feel ive for the most part mastered all of them I still enjoy watching it and haven't seen it explained better anywhere else. if I had seen this when progressing im sure I would have gotten to the level of rider I am now a hell of a lot sooner. keep it up ben!

[@BenCathro]

Kids these days have it so easy!

[@BRANDOAN]

This has to be the best series. Great job PB 👍

[@renzlawmtb8305]

most under rated essential mtb skills

[@derekbrotherton3462]

These are so good, so stoked for this series. Thanks Ben!

[@Dieterbe]

Ben, love your light hearted presentation style, your riding and your coaching . It's all top notch !

[@frosty64cb]

Ben is a genius presenter. Every video is excellent and a bit of humour thrown in goes a long way.

[@gg4760-k5n]

Even know I though I knew how to pump this is so detailed and refined that I still learned quite a few tips, especially on timing. Amazing video Ben thanks a lot !

[@BenCathro]

I’m still learning too! When you stop learning that’s when you plateau. Keep experimenting and having fun with it.

[@mariopejovic]

awesome, as always. professor Ben is most entertaining bike teacher on WWW. plus, finally someone tall showing tips and tricks!

[@VanjaHadzic]

Feels like I already know how to do this, just by watching this video 🙌🏼

[@baddevotions]

Love this series! Learnt so much!

[@pinkbike]

Good to hear it!

[@growondrums43]

I wrote so much down in every Episode!! Im riding Enduro MTB for 1 1/2 years now. And i feel like im understandig how to ride for the first time. Now i have so much "practice sessions" coming. Not just stupid riding. :D Thanks a tousand times!!!

[@axelbruhn3026]

Yes pumpning The backside, can be interpreted in many ways

[@dyzoly]

"Don't laugh, we're better than this!" - is the stuff that makes Ben more of a friend than just a youtuber!

[@francomcsherrypostalteammt2196]

Cathro s the man like!! How is it when he explains it all it just seems to click and come together! Another great vid bro and the team canni wait for the cornering one. 🤘

[@BenCathro]

It’s the combo of animations with logical explanations I think. I’m as surprised as you are it’s going down so well tbh 😅

[@shannonhoyle7432]

I've been pumping a bike for thirty-five years and I still learned a FEW things Very well done well explained and visual aids to boot. Thank you Waiting for YOUR next video.

[@stephenspring4308]

Little late on this one. Ben your one incredible rider and teacher!!!

[@morinpatmorin1]

This was my favourite of the series so far. Pumping to get cornering traction is something that I was sometimes managing to do intuitively but not really understanding it. Some corners just felt like I could cut them super sharp and still come flying out. Now that I know what's going on I find I'm doing it a lot more, and it feels great.

[@Rhyridesbikes]

Massive help to my understanding with mtb. Awesome work guys!

[@scany1980]

Awesome! Biking needs a steedy flow of Ben Cathro. Thank you!

[@jereddennis4110]

Great vid! Timing is everything with backside pumping.

[@thisswm]

cant undertand why people dislike this video .... ! thanks team for producing such a great educational video .

[@crashfactory]

You're killing it with this series ben! So many other videos are sorta wishy-washy about the physics. However, I wish there there slightly more diagrams and/or overlays. There are lots of words and descriptions that are not completely reinforced visually. A subtle knee angle change could be called out with a couple lines, over-layed at the knee with riding footage, with a graph perhaps to show/prove exactly *when* the legs are extended to create that pump, in addition to the verbal description. Still absolutely the best video series about the technical aspects of riding a bike! Something along the lines of the masterful plot of the center of mass of the rider when pumping/absorbing on the trail.

[@Coolcmsc]

We all know choice is everything. Stopping comfort braking gave me choices 🥳

[@bauke-LV426]

13:24 interesting bit on where the transition actually is in a turn. On rollers or on a pump track it's sortof "obvious", but on a berm it doesn't always make sense where the transition is. Because the thing is on its side. Thanks Ben and PB, can't wait to try this out!

[@oliverbourne9599]

Jesus ! ... where do you start .... that was so good. Exceptional. Explains what you already knew while answering questions you still had. Epic !

[@gatoryak7332]

Clean up your pronoun misuse. Who is "you"? As written, you can't understand your comment. See what I did there?

[@oliverbourne9599]

@@gatoryak7332 Yeah ... I did see "what you did there" ... being a total twat.

[@gatoryak7332]

@@oliverbourne9599 Yes, but still more intelligent than Oliver Bourne. Poor, pitiful Oliver Bourne. By the way, you mixed verb tenses in your attempt to insult. You're in a hole. Stop digging.

[@gatoryak7332]

Best tutorial on pumping that I have seen. Pumping never made sense to me until now. Also, I feel vindicated about my self-taught cornering technique that is the same as explained in this video, especially in regard to the forward-to-back weight shift. Until now, I had not heard anybody recommend it. In fact, some say it is poor technique. Screw them - it works and it is FUN.

[@cracingauto]

This video series really teched me how to go back to basic , learn to be a better rider, thank you!

[@matiasn.matusjaramillo9181]

Stunning, the most useful & clear video ever seen. Clearly explained, graphical, riding demonstrations (how to do it-how not to do it),I mean, it's just excellent, I'm already recommending this video). Thanks guys! lml !

[@ghostAFsky]

This is incredible, can't wait to get back onto the trails and give this a proper try. My pumping has been improving but feels so inconsistent applied on the trails. I am definitely guilty of using too much arm and pumping with my legs too early. Pumping the transition makes so much sense.

[@travelblogger7102]

The best video about pumping I've ever seen, hands down! Really helpful! It can be named 'Pumping like a Pro!' 🔥 Thanks!

[@DrFelipeAdes]

Amazing job Ben and crew! I never learned so much about mountain bike like I got from these videos. I bike for more than 10 years now and these are the best explanations I ever had. I can see I improved after watching, A LOT! Thanks for the informative, cool and fun videos.

[@StaggerLee68]

Oddly enough, it's exactly like loading and unloading skis to generate speed in ski racing turns. Exit the feature faster than you went in, if you can. "The White Zone is for loading and unloading only, If you have to load or unload, please go to The White Zone." - Frank Zappa

[@BenCathro]

Yup, lots of skills transfer being skiing and biking. This is coming from someone that’s only ski’d once in their life though 😅

[@robertsmark2650]

Thanks Ben. Two of us watched this the other day before we hit the bike park. WOW! cant believe the difference it has made to our day still much to learn. Just found seat down stand up peddling is exhausting! shaved 50% or more effort on some of the trails and more speed and more fun. Cheers

[@JMTBFLOW]

Loving this series so far!!

[@antaltieri7154]

Pumping makes so much more sense now.

[@ianfurqueron5850]

I'm somewhat competent at pumping rollers and whatnot, but the tips for pumping in berms is definitely something I want to work on. Getting around bermed corners with any sort of speed is a technique I have a lot of trouble with. Thanks!

[@benmpearson1]

Intelligently written and delivered. Chapeaux.

[@daveevans7474]

All the vids in this series have been fantastic, but his one is exceptionally so. Outstanding work, the effort, care and attention to detail that has been put in to making it so refined is very evident, but delivered in such an engaging and digestible way. Gold standard stuff, thanks so much, I will be watching this many more times in the future.

[@AndyTEire1]

This is probably the best 'How to mtb...' series out there. Fair play to Ben and the team for building such a well paced and planned course. Any plans to resume real-world coaching? Coz if you do, I'm on my way. 10 outta 10, lads

[@BradTVB]

i will always get something new, very2 clear explain.👌

[@tristanloteryman4023]

Love the bit at the end 🙂

[@rudolflovrencic]

downloading and archiving the whole series... so good

[@chrisroberts3927]

Loving this series, Ben is quality

[@thomasgunn5229]

I’ve been mountain biking since I was 12 so it’s been 8 years of me trying to learn these techniques. I paid for so much coaching and things like that and none of my coaches or anyone I met just from goin out for a ride can articulate how to ride this well. Or I just haven’t met the right people 😅

[@povteer]

another great video as always! i feel like a total noob every time! a lot of things to unlearn! 😅..god i love this series! 🤙

[@meneerbas]

The level of this video is off the charts!🥰

[@BikeTechniques]

Ben Cathro excellent MTB instruction series

[@iuvenesturcae9714]

Fantastic video(s), Ben. Your way of instruction is top notch. I’m just getting back into mtb after…too many years. Recently I’ve been watching HOURS of video. Your way of presenting, and choice of graphics and info-graphs, is the best I’ve seen. Thank you! 🤙🏼

[@bikenallbyjoe2467]

Learning so much from all your videos trying my best to master all your techniques in mountain biking cos I'm 5"11 so its better for me to learn from tall guys like you.... good job bro..... 👍👍👍👍👍 five thumbs up to you.👍🤟💪🙏😅

[@fillid.935]

I now reaalize that I only pump with my arms.. Thanks Ben, I'll make sure to work on that

[@Flutiedb]

Why is episode 7 been up as private only for 3 days now? I need more Cathro!!!!

[@steveharry9891]

Teach me ! Blooming predicted text !

[@sambarrett4754]

Best one yet. Awesome stuff. Thanks

[@riffychuggs5780]

New Ep Day! Woot!

[@Flutiedb]

Would love to see the final 4 episodes before the snow starts hitting the ground!

[@alexperit]

Thanks, every time it is funny and useful to view

[@ollybreaksbikes]

What a great series! So helpful. Where is this all filmed, the trails look great! Inners?

[@inidanu]

very pleasing to watch, now I want to ride my bike before I realized my bike still broken

[@ggaattzz]

Really love this series! Great explanation and presentation,.. really really the best! keep them coming Ben! Cheers.

[@GOmotorsports]

Cathro again with a great video. Thanks for the help PB.

[@stevenkilleen8149]

My second time at bike park I felt the flow for first time pumping dropped my heels felt so much faster just realized gotta work on legs more

[@blumenpedaler9516]

Thanks for another great video! I’ve been working on pumping and this really helped clear some things up