Top 10 Tips For Riding Singletrack - How To Ride Singletrack Faster

Here are our top ten tips for getting more out of singletrack - definitely one of the funnest parts of mountain biking.
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Great singletrack is one of the best parts of riding a mountain bike. But how can you improve how you're riding it? This video has our top ten tips for doing so, including bunnyhopping and focussing on riding smoothly.
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[@Catcrumbs]

One tip that helped me a lot is to practice trails you don't enjoy. Usually when people don't enjoy trails, it's because they're not particularly good at them. If you ride such trails more often, you can turn a weakness into a strength.

[@gmbn]

Catcrumbs Thats great advice mate, try to work on your weaknesses to become a more rounded rider. Thanks Marc

[@Notinserviceij]

Omg i just realised this was Si from GCN narrating made my day! :P

[@peterfletcher4094]

Notinserviceij ikr

[@NoDoSwLa]

That blue / turquoise Santa Cruz is such a beauty!

[@bhayes81]

I watch a lot of mtb technique / skills videos and this is probably the best I've seen. Nice work.

[@elidouek5438]

could you do a video on all the different types of mountain biking? eg singletrack, downhill, enduro et cetera?

[@AN-jz3px]

I rode single track for the first time today on a GT Aggressor Pro. I'm hooked now what the hell took me so long to do this!

[@001100G]

One of your best videos Imo, who is that doing the commentary?

[@sultanabran1]

this video is brilliant. all the essential points and well explained. great footage too. and you guys can ride!!

[@gmbn]

sultanabran1 Thanks Sultan I'm glad you enjoyed this edit. Cheers, Marc

[@peterfletcher4094]

Global Mountain Bike Network this is a great video keep making them! Nice!

[@swordsinging1709]

Great set of tips. Thank you guys. 👍

[@lagwall]

Still a great video to this day

[@codylawson6857]

Wow that jump at .20 was mad !!

[@felipeguerra745]

Exelente que hermoso deporte bicicleta de montaña aca falta mas de eso en chile

[@ocbtyga3238]

2:05 mad cased i need the footage

[@NFSINSANE]

My local single track is epic, and no ones ever there!!! I'll be going out in a few minutes for maybe my 5th or 6th visit. Should be a great day, thanks guy!

[@agustavo2726]

Great video....

[@MichaelvonFrankfurt]

Thanks for the tips! Great!

[@armand0]

Awesome vids! Just bought Neil's Giro shoes!

[@harrykeogh2843]

You've got alot of subs very close in to the laucnch congratz

[@NinjaOrGTFO]

good vid :]

[@caravi69]

hi guys, awesome videos. I'm looking for tips on steep decents. Im from canada and I really struggle to move to advanced trails due to the steep decents on the trails (14%) cheers.

[@leo_amaral__]

Hi guys! I'm from Brazil and I'd like to translate your tips to Portuguese. I've tried get it from automatic captions in English but they are awful. Do you have the script? If possible, would you send it to me? Tks, Leo

[@lampepperhard726]

You guys are pretty good riders, but for less experienced riders, I assume you want a bigger following distance than you have.

[@sweliam1]

I agree with your comment, but I don't really agree that they're pretty good. All of em are ex-pros and Marc even won UCI World Championship of DH!

[@MrCakeyshoe]

2:15 is that in olhao in portugal?? ive ridden there, looks just like it...

[@Testiwol]

Woooo Me. Also Riderxxx

[@imperialhenchmen8059]

I would ride with other riders if there were others.

[@yesto9676]

ye i wish i knew some riders but theres not really any mtb or cycling clubs close to me

[@PissGOOGEL]

Mee to, when I ask my colleges and friends to try MTB they all say they prefer the spinning bike in the gym. :O

[@richardgarza183]

I'm placing an add on Craigslist to find some mtb heads. I'm gonna list my likes and dislikes just as if it where a dating site.....like this..."MTB head seeks friends to shred with,smoke pot with, and to have fun with." Just an example! Ha!

[@richardgarza183]

Agent Orange those are not friends, those are hindrances. Free yourself. Ride.

[@swordsinging1709]

@@yesto9676 I though so. Then I downloaded the mtb project app. Looked on the map and explored the first large trail set near to me. The first day I met three riders in the parking area. They said we ride every Sunday at 7:30. Bam. I was extatic. Hope you can get out and find fellow riders. I rode for a year before I found some. It just grows from there.

[@studioromeo]

Do you think upgrading my entry level brakes to something like a shimano slx would help improve my ride, or should I focus on honing my technique first?

[@JTManuel]

hone your technique first. upgrades will come to you naturally once you get your skill and style down to pat.

[@wj6565]

Global Mountain Bike Network, where do you get your Fox knee pads?

[@jcboi89]

Can u guys teach to change cranks

[@gmbn]

This is a roadie one, but the principle is the same: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIvQY5aearmdja8

[@callumrasiah2572]

joochun tan I

[@projectmaldives]

what's that music playing at the intro??

[@reazulhasan2046]

where is simon? missed him on this video

[@wazzup105]

Yeah.. I tried to follow a faster rider, but at the end of the downhill section I discovered my front brake wasn't working anymore... That was a moment :-)

[@Darkshadowminer8]

0:40 Why have so much Spare Chain ? seems to be hanging a lot?

[@grahamstanley3057]

It's not spare. It's the right length it's just pulling on the derailuer giving the chain a bit of slack

[@gondolf153]

Will there be a international biking guide? How to prepare a mtb for flights? Cheers GMBN

[@gmbn]

Yep, that's on the list - it's something we've done a LOT in the past ourselves too!

[@gondolf153]

Great to hear, I'm heading to Les Arcs in July :D

[@Zupez]

Brand new to riding a bike what MTB's would you recommend under £750 mainly used for trails/woodland?

[@bobsbushcraft8061]

Zupez Merida big nine range

[@mmicky175]

What is the best height for saddle? I noticed your knees are still bent. Isn't that too low?

[@gmbn]

+M Micky Hey, it is personal to everyone, but you always need some degree of bend in your knee in order to have a smooth and comfortable pedal stroke. If your saddle is too high your hips will rock and you will quite likely develop hip, knee and back pain.

[@endlessedit]

Can I ride singletracks with a hardtail mounainbike? Or is this not so good for the bike. (bent rim/wheel)

[@edmundscycles1]

+Endless Music i'm riding DH on a hardtail. I also ride a retro xc bike with rim brakes and 50mm travel .

[@consolehacker54]

+Endless Music Sure you can, I have a couple very early (mid 80s) full rigid mountain bikes I ride on singletrack occasionally. Just be careful to avoid large rocks or jumps

[@rudi2947]

Good hardtails can do anything a full sus can

[@richardgarza183]

EndlessEdit Dude, they ought have been using HTs in this video anyway. Hardtails where designed for this, and all the suspension is good for is more weight, more work, more money.....less fun. It takes more skill to ride a hardtail bro....do so!

[@richardgarza183]

Jason Grimm Avoid? Wrong. A hardtail is going to free up a person. It takes more skill to do so, but a hardtail ridden right will blow any suspension bike away.

[@jameswright6112]

On my hydraulic mtb the disk keep making a grinding noise help

[@gmbn]

Until we make the video, check this one out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGTYdHqIdrx6aK8

[@cirotalisman12]

well is a couple of extra things that can make that problem , one of them is that you pads or rotor are too worn out and need replace , you can also look at you rotor for any kind of grinding from rocks (it happens ), if that is the case , use a piece of metal grade sand paper to fix it ,

[@cameronmellifont2177]

Can u guys tell me if a Dimond back is good I have 27.5 model

[@ivantarantsov]

No

[@Dexybruh]

Cameron Mellifont what model Dimond back not all of them are bad

[@reyrey2971]

i went up a drop backwards

[@virushack2]

what happened with GCN?! Did you give this up? Please give me a answer!

[@gmbn]

virushack2 GCN is still going! Si is presenting for both channels as he is so talented ;)

[@grahamstanley3057]

+Global Mountain Bike Network If he is talented, Why can't he keep up with you 😉

[@adamhodges1792]

Is that si from gcn talking over this what the hell

[@jordanstuart988]

How can i gain speed on the track

[@tomhayes4512]

+Jordan Stuart and pump

[@cirofoster8394]

Hi everybody, how I can buy your fabulose T-shirts?

[@gmbn]

+Ciro Foster on our online shop! shop.gmbn.com/

[@mountainbikeking8806]

Global Mountain Bike Network what is the best brand of bike

[@Yhigma]

Why don't you guys post content a couple times a week instead of every day? That way you won't run out of content!

[@gmbn]

Don't worry we have loads of good stuff coming!

[@andrei3720]

and when I think I have 1 year to wait for my new bike...:'(

[@bulbasur139]

I'm not afraid of speed, i'm afraid to crash ...

[@cxxper1751]

I feel you but I love the adrenaline

[@Vanadium]

Huh Manuals can help to improve your speed on a trail, how?

[@gmbn]

Vanadium I use small manuals all the time to avoid hitting hard edges like rocks that will slow me down. Cheers, Neil

[@danimbriaco7948]

I cant find any body to ride with here I live

[@MrPijus123]

dan imbriaco go ride on your own. I find it more fun to be by myself. Much easier to concentrate on the riding

[@mattrohr1266]

get the script off the screen, it ruins the great video!

[@richardgarza183]

This downhill/endure crap has gone to far. Your handlebars are as wide as the singletrack your riding. You speak of lines, but the best line disappears when your fucking bars won't fit through,around, because your adjusting to do so. And I'm curious about never hearing about under/over steering with these wide bars. Or, that changing body position is also hampered with arms being placed wider than the shoulders. And you ought have used a hardtail for this seg.

[@claireelliot6846]

Yall mtbers should call it something different lol

[@waterplos8589]

Please don’t skid on purpose!

[@richardgarza183]

Your all brainwashed with this constant talk about suspension. And your loosing out on gaining valuable skills, which can only be learned on a hardtail.....like fearlessness.

[@SailingSeabbatical]

I learned nothing new

[@wadodor_tv]

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