6 Ways For New Riders to Level Up! (Signs You're Still A Beginner)

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All of us are beginners at some point in time, and many people get stuck in the beginner phase of MTB skills. Learning how to ride and progress up the skills ladder can be really rewarding! Neil Donoghue shares 6 ways for new riders to level up their riding.
⏱ Timestamps ⏱
00:00 - Intro
00:12 - Looking like a beginner
02:13 - Pedal strokes
03:10 - Find the grip
05:26 - Pumping
06:59 - Unweighting
07:59 - Challenge yourself
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@whirlsecret Ай бұрын

Thanks Neil. You are very relatable to me as a beginner. More helpful than these commenters whining about e-bikes and telling a former WC Downhill top 10-er what to ride.

@notme-kc3pq Ай бұрын

As someone for whom getting out on the bike takes planning what has helped my riding was coaching. I am in my 50s and have a low risk appetite for danger the lessons really helped build confidence.

@nwabox Ай бұрын

Great video

@VirtualFreightDog Ай бұрын

@2:36 what happened to the water bottle?

@marcgilray Ай бұрын

When it grows up it wants to be a stunt mug

@Pienimusta Ай бұрын

Bar spins are so year 2000, while Neil lives in year 3000 and does water bottle spins.

@YoyoEu100 Ай бұрын

as you can see later in the video , it magically disapears .

@gergelypaless5042 Ай бұрын

Riding drop offs with the manual technique as shown in the video is actually a wrong one isn't it? Because you lift the front wheel before it has left the edge. Thus you are relying just on the timing of the front wheel lift, which is not desirable.

@user-jm2mt9hk8y Ай бұрын

you're right, pulling the front wheel up is wrong. BUT in the video he doesn't lift the front wheel. He pulls his bodyweight back over the back wheel. That way the front wheel wont dive down on the drop but stays horizontal

@Kalman-rb9yq Ай бұрын

He just unwaited the front wheel just before it leaves the drop You can mani on a drop to do it slowly, but it is technically wrong.

@Pienimusta Ай бұрын

Tellin Neil that he is riding wrong. lmao

@SomeguysTrailrides Ай бұрын

Pulling the bar is the wrong method. Unweighting the front as per the video is correct BUT he’s exaggerated the move for effect. The “manny” technique is actually the beginnings of lots of moves like back hops bunny hops and front hooks etc

@alexisonbike3652 Ай бұрын

@@PienimustaI think what he means is that pulling on a drop is more dangerous than pushing the bike forward. If your a pro and have good control it's all good, but a beginner should not try it that way

@phillipstewart2031 Ай бұрын

Any videos on regaining confidence? Lost mine after smacking a tree at top speed

@MattH198 Ай бұрын

Find something you know you can do and go enjoy that and regain your bike control and confidence

@LaurentiusTriarius Ай бұрын

Try brake control practice, in a field or parking lots with little elevation, then go faster and step up to stairsets etc Baby steps 😅

@_Safety_Third_ Ай бұрын

My advice would be to not pause riding any longer than you have to, but take it really easy and slowly get back to riding faster and on more challenging trails. Personally I almost never ride at top speed on mtb trails.

@taylordarion3477 Ай бұрын

Go ride your favourite trail!

@dadventuretv2538 Ай бұрын

Get back on it at soon as you can. Go ride some nice easy green rated trails and just enjoy being on the bike. Don’t worry about progressing. Don’t try to do jumps. Don’t turn on Strava or anything like that so you’re not thinking about your timing. Turn off any speedos you may have. No stats, just ride until you’ve had your fun for the day and then quit and go home. Skip KZfaq vids of mtbing. Just ride like your 9 years old again. You’ll start getting back to where you were naturally if you don’t worry about it. Btw- personal experience- OTB compound fracture radius and ulna with plates and screws for life.

@zwingler Ай бұрын

I think yeah, we are an accepting bunch but I do hear a lot of prejudice and gossiping when a beginner turns up with a super expensive bike or regarding e-bikes. Things could be worse but these are things that kind of sour the taste for others.

@LaurentiusTriarius Ай бұрын

Not that I bullied anyone but I often feel a little pinch inside when I see a newbie who can barely balance who was creamed with some 8K 160+ travel enduro bike. Cuz everyone needs an enduro 😂 * It's the salesman & marketing department's fault, not that dude who got properly rooted ...

@DavidParathyras Ай бұрын

That loose bottle 😂

@davidvijaykumardasari6109 Ай бұрын

Can i have your opinion on SRAM GX

@Cassienope Ай бұрын

It works fine. Ran it for years it worked. I have been using a gx AXS derailleur for a couple years now with no issues. Cable gx also works well, but xo1 feels better.

@MyPavelf Ай бұрын

2:36 Fidlock Fall 😂

@mountaincruiser817 Ай бұрын

I'm waiting for a flat vs clips episode. It's been to long guys.

@Juraj_H. 25 күн бұрын

0:20 Accepting bunch? This is the most toxic bunch I've seen in all my hobbies

@Leon_mauricee Ай бұрын

👍

@sled5196 Ай бұрын

I slightly disagree on the notion "a decent set of trainers will work". Needing purpose built MTB shoes as a beginner I agree may not be necessary, but something with a "hard toe" needs to be a must. It's too easy to catch a toe on a rock or stump, especially if you're still trying to commit to muscle memory the idea of level pedals. Catching a stump or rock with set of old sketchers is going to end badly.

@willishadams Ай бұрын

I destroyed my left toes wearing Nikes my first month riding. Literally broke one and the rest were swollen and bruised. I was amazed how good some cheap 2f0s felt. Mtb shoes are a necessity.

@big_bird8597 Ай бұрын

talking about pumping while riding an ebike is pretty funny ngl

@ZOB4 Ай бұрын

Good information. Please keep the e-bikes to EMBN. This channel has become EMBN 2 lately.

@rustychain9518 Ай бұрын

Why the e-bike, don’t you have an entire channel dedicated to that?

@LaurentiusTriarius Ай бұрын

Same, I'm starting to wonder if they are about to merge both channels. I'm not subscribed to EMBN for a reason ... Not interested by ebice tech, the only thing that's interesting is regulation and they never talk about it 😂

@Scomelbasses Ай бұрын

This video has nothing to do with e-bikes. Everything he said applies to mountain biking, no matter the bike you’re riding. He was on a mountain bike and never referenced it being an e-bike.

@rustychain9518 Ай бұрын

@@LaurentiusTriarius I agree completely.

@WhatInTheActualHealth Ай бұрын

Since this is GMBN, I thought this was going to be a mountain bike video... It was just some dude on an e-bike..

@Orech9 Ай бұрын

Ebike??? Why?

@fugoogle9757 Ай бұрын

they're all the rage boyo!

@davidgeiger8620 Ай бұрын

They need sponsors,what else? When do they make merchandising for Nespresso???😂😂😂

@mad3arber Ай бұрын

Probably a gay!

@LaurentiusTriarius Ай бұрын

Marketing and finance departments have concluded everyone that wanted one has a mountain bike or roadbike, upgrade cycles are not enough to keep the bulging industry alive so they are on a mission to make us think emtb are all the rage and YOU NEED ONE. Personally my answer to them is: up yours, I have a dirt bike already, suck my showas...

@guambra2001 Ай бұрын

E-bikes are great