5 Things You're Doing Wrong

5 Things You're Doing Wrong | MTB Corners

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Learning how to corner is one of the most important skills to learn in mountain biking. Our ex-pro Downhill and Enduro racer Neil Donoghue became a skills coach for many years and knows that there are common mistakes that most people make out on the trails. Because no two corners are the same!
⏰ Timestamps 👇
00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Not leaning in enough
02:47 - Trying To Be Perfect
04:50 - Being Too Aggressive
05:25 - Not Trusting The Conditions
06:39 - Braking In Corners
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@lanapearce9968 Жыл бұрын

I learned to ski before I learned to MTB, when learning to ski, you're taught a weird way to turn that's safe and slow and you totally unlearn it and go full aggressive once you're confident on snow. This is teaching a good aggressive way, but not crazy aggressive, but I'm still not confident. I am older now, more fragile physically and nervous. I'd love to go super fast, but I just worry about crashing! 🤕😂

@rafaelgodoy903 Жыл бұрын

I learnt to ski years after learning to ride my bike in the mountains. It surprised me how much comfier it was to crash on snow, it certainly gives a bit more confidence when you're a beginner 😂😂😂

@lanapearce9968 Жыл бұрын

@@rafaelgodoy903 See skiing gives you a natural cushion, until you hit black slopes which are just ice! 🤣😂🤣

@tedoakes9235 Жыл бұрын

You are right to be cautious. Lots of life changing injuries (big and small) out the from MTBing and you don't half to look hard to find them

@druchii89 Жыл бұрын

Oh, so i'm probably not leaning enough! Good vid!

@rider65 Жыл бұрын

You hit on the head. Not necessarily 'fast' but developing a 'flow' or a 'rhythm' through corners will create a more efficient riding style. Efficiency begets speed by its very nature. So eventually, being in a rhythm, developing consistency will increase speed incrementally.

@gmbn Жыл бұрын

For sure! Developing flow creates a great foundation for developing your speed. 👊

@bobothericefarmer1878 Жыл бұрын

Another cornering vid💪

@gmbn Жыл бұрын

Gotta be done! 😏

@irwannasit Жыл бұрын

Loves how Neil does the explanation. Does it like the pro he is. The roots part got me good but the explanation to overcome it was tremendous help!

@gmbn Жыл бұрын

Neil knows his stuff! We're stoked you found this one useful!

@dems_mtb Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@gmbn Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! We hoped this helped! 👍

@anitalandkroon Жыл бұрын

Great video 😃 brakes brakes brakes that's my biggest problem 😳

@gmbn Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Anita! They can be a confusing thing to get your head around! 😅

@hasbeenracing Жыл бұрын

The latest braking technique seems to be trail braking to the apex and then coming off. Tricky is berms but pretty easy in flat corners.

@jameshayton3860 Жыл бұрын

Interesting Neil. I was taught to keep my pedals level on berms, but to put the outside pedal down on flat corners. You seem to be doing a mixture of level and outside low on berms how do you decide?

@toxicmale1744 Жыл бұрын

When both wheels drift outwards, either together or alternate one after the other, I learned to counter steer very slightly to get back on line. Quite scary at high speeds but, it showed me how my bike behaved at speed.

@hambo76 Жыл бұрын

One thing that's never mentioned when discussing cornering is flexibility. There's no way you're going to be able to react quickly or get in the right position without decent hip and shoulder flexibility. Start with stretching then come back to these videos - unless you're under 30 in which case dive right in!

@aliens1990990 Жыл бұрын

yeah sadly i always brake on corners - or rather drag the brake. i dont trust my self enough but i am getting better by focusing on it

@jamiewalker2987 Жыл бұрын

Let’s try cornering in a fat suit to mimic heavier riders

@plepgeat Жыл бұрын

I'm six-foot-six, 275 pounds. I'd LOVE to see that!

@sorrenable Жыл бұрын

Ahh top advices

@craigbest8644 Жыл бұрын

Nailing a series of corners perfect is as satisfying as landing a jump you've been sweating over

@gmbn Жыл бұрын

For sure! Surely there is no better feeling?!

@1edkihm Жыл бұрын

@7:31 Dragon breaks are the worst. :))

@gmbn Жыл бұрын

🐉😂

@darkmaster450 Жыл бұрын

Leaning in is quite the fear

@Raumance Жыл бұрын

You lean the bike in. It's much safer as you can catch if it start sliding.

@gmbn Жыл бұрын

It feels quite unnatural at first, but the more you practise it, the better you'll get. All the best and safe riding! 👍

@darkmaster450 Жыл бұрын

@@gmbn last time I tried, the bike washed out XD thanks

@darkmaster450 Жыл бұрын

@@Raumance should've known before trying

@trialsted Жыл бұрын

Where are you at Neil? Doesn't look like FoD. Like the look of that big rooty tree section

@gmbn Жыл бұрын

We filmed this one at Wind Hill B1ke Park! It's a brilliant place to ride!

@trialsted Жыл бұрын

@@gmbn thanks for the reply, I'll make my way over there soon

@stephendutton3766 Жыл бұрын

The only thing I'd add is being aware of your pedals during the corner. It's easy to cause a pedal strike because your pedal is at the wrong point in the stroke which could obviously lead to something interesting.

@gmbn Жыл бұрын

Great point! Pedal strikes are the worst! Having your outside foot dropped is vital for stability when you're leaning! 👍

@raymondmontecastro Жыл бұрын

braking in corner really difficult to avoid to

@bermchasin Жыл бұрын

my gf is so bad at corners! if its technical she forgets to look into the turn - not sure if she is ready for these advanced techniques yet, but soon

@ish474 Жыл бұрын

In the eastern US even our Bike Park berms have rocks and holes in them. Getting those wrong has led me to actually be more unsure of myself in burs than I am on natural turns on singletrack trails

@sugushasta1 Жыл бұрын

when are we goning to adress the lack of clearance between the tires and forks or whatever? #askgmbntech

@cyrvs8848 Жыл бұрын

gmbn i am no youtube expert but if the time stamps say exactly what you are going to say in the video than your watch time and engagement will be very low.