Avoid These Common But Wrong Mountain Biking Tips!

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Mountain biking advice, we all take it and we all give it. But what advice should you be listening to? Neil Donoghue is here to help, he has created a list of the most common mountain biking tips you might hear out on the trail. Neil goes through each one to determine which tips are worth listening to and sharing or whether it should just be ignored!
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00:00 - Welcome Back To Another GMBN Video!
00:15 - You Have To Keep Your Weight Back
01:42 - You Should Always Drop Your Outside Foot
03:13 - Using An eBike Is Cheating
04:35 - If You’re Not Crashing Your Not Riding Hard Enough
06:24 - The Front Brake Is Your Enemy
07:38 - Inside Lines Are Faster
09:05 - Speed Is Your Friend
10:13 - You Need A Lighter Bike
11:33 - It’s Better To Be Over-Biked Than Under-Biked
12:48 - You Need To Ride Clipless Pedals
13:51 - Listening To Your Friends Bike Set Up Tips
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@gmbn 26 күн бұрын

What's the worst advice you've ever received when mountain biking? Let us know in the comments below 👇

@antlerr 26 күн бұрын

0:30 you guys have told your veiwers to "Keep your weight back when" name the situation, narly downhill "lean back" wanna send a jump "lean back" you morons have told people many times to lean back....... duh duh duh so how about you admit the truth your channel has been telling a lot of lies!

@rupertshredz8847 26 күн бұрын

Not me... but overhearing some guys trying to encourage their friend to go off the big drop at chicksands and the advice saying. 'just lean really far back' I did not want to watch that guy buzz his arse and got otb down that hill.

@matthewwhite546 26 күн бұрын

Shoutout to the sticks that hold up the GMBN bikes.

@gmbn 25 күн бұрын

A valued member of the team 🔥

@artvandelay1720 26 күн бұрын

"if you're not crashing, you're not riding hard enough" is true but you don't need to always be pushing your limits. I'm just out on the trail for fun, so I'm fine being slow on the downhill.

@KoyotBravo 26 күн бұрын

Same, I go for a ride, not to crank the best time. I'm much rather be a bit slower than to waste 3 months in a cast.

@themoss7115 26 күн бұрын

Word "crashing" is too wide. There is a difference between breaking a leg for no reason and getting a few scratches to figure out how fast can you get through the specific corner. I'd rather say "if you are not taking REASONABLE risk, you will not improve".

@artvandelay1720 26 күн бұрын

@@themoss7115 The risk you take from losing control increases as you go faster. I capped out my downhill speed on my local trails because I'd really rather not find out what it's like to wash out in a turn at 30km/h.

@KoyotBravo 26 күн бұрын

@@themoss7115 Don't get me wrong, I've got scratched up even on last ride, but in the past I almost separated my arm in a road bike accident. There are levels to it :)

@nelsonmarques1334 26 күн бұрын

When I started riding enduro, an older guy, friend of my father said something that was the most certain thing ever said. "There are only two types of riders. The ones that have crashed and the ones that will crash." That applies to motorcycles and bikes. I've crashed both 😂

@JC-km5xw 25 күн бұрын

Am I the only person who has been going out solo for decades haha I dont hear anything apart from what you guys say

@markthompson7817 20 күн бұрын

68 years old and some health problems my eBike keeps me out there. I get to ride further, and the calorie burned count on my Garmin is only 20% less, with the big advantage that I am not pushing my heart rate through the roof on hard climbs, it has evened out my heart rate.

@gmbn 20 күн бұрын

Sounds like a great user case Mark! Enjoy the ride :)

@KuroSanArts 25 күн бұрын

I think most of the Emtb issues on trails comes mostly from Surron yobbos who use the trails like motocross tracks, those things are causing big problems for riders of normal bikes and e-assisted mtb's!

@EarthSurferUSA 16 күн бұрын

How do you use a trail like a MX track?

@KuroSanArts 16 күн бұрын

@@EarthSurferUSA By riding a motocross bike around it......

@clarklowe5632 26 күн бұрын

Some of the advise like sit back and watch out for the front brake comes out of the 90's when bikes had steeper angles. It was easier to go over the bars on a 90's bike than new bikes.

@EarthSurferUSA 16 күн бұрын

You are correct sir. It was also easier to turn the old bikes with steeper head angles. My new Trek marlin 7 is a longer frame and a slightly slacker head angle (not as much as the 65 degrees trending today.), and that trek corners like a school bus compared to my 1995 Ti. Nuke Proof, 26" wheel bike.

@bbtube11 26 күн бұрын

I usually tune people out if they start their tips with "You have to" or "You're not a real MTB'er unless...". Over biked / Under biked is just people justifying their decisions and forcing it on you. Do what makes the ride fun, safe and more enjoyable for you and those you ride with is my favorite advise.

@redbomberr4594 25 күн бұрын

Well said

@manaknight333 25 күн бұрын

what's fun and safe for me is to not listen to people whine about how 'heavy' their 160-180mm travel bike is when they ride trails that most of us are doing on 100mm hardtails. my favorite is when they say they 'need carbon wheels'.

@stujm8376 26 күн бұрын

Your front brake is your enemy, I used to believe this, then I learnt how to brake properly thanks to GMBN, now it’s my friend. I also choose flats or clips depending on what I’m riding, if it’s xc then clips it is, flats for my more aggressive bike because I feel more comfortable. Excellent vid, love riding my bikes.

@gmbn 26 күн бұрын

Glad we could help with your braking! Keep on shredding 🔥

@nelsonmarques1334 26 күн бұрын

Last month my rear brake decided to only work when I didn't need it, and I still made 4 or 5 dh runs. If my front brake fails, it's bike directly in the back of the van and the rest of the morning/afternoon in the bar

@EarthSurferUSA 16 күн бұрын

@@nelsonmarques1334 Yep. If one of my brakes failed, I would much rather the failure is the rear brake. With good front brake skills, you barely miss it.

@coltonowens2742 12 күн бұрын

The front brake thing is funny. I'm a new MTB with a background on Dirtbikes, and steep downhills on Dirtbikes, front brakes your best friend. The rear brake does about jack shit on steep hills. I use both extensively, but probably my front a little more.

@coreycanuck1315 15 күн бұрын

Something about Neil giving teaching sessions....just the best. Keep it up my man!

@plainuser48596 26 күн бұрын

Not really tip or advice, but obsessing over speed and Strava times usually does more harm than good. Focus on ridig the trail well, not fast. If you are ridig well speed will be the result. Otherwise speed and crashes will be you get - you will learn o survive, not ride

@gmbn 25 күн бұрын

That's a great tip, mountain biking is all about having fun! It can be great to time yourself but if you get hung up on it that's when mistakes get made and you loose the fun 🤙

@stanmustard7292 25 күн бұрын

It's about time we started calling them "clips" instead of "clipless". First time I've heard it. I guess I'm not the only one getting tired of explaining to newbies why we clip into "clipless".

@orangielegros 24 күн бұрын

The best advice I’ve ever got, is don’t look where you don’t want to go

@billmcmillan7735 26 күн бұрын

I’ve been riding mtb for 35 years. At 70 years old the e-bike is what keeps me riding mtb, after 65 the climbing gets very hard.

@gr1809 25 күн бұрын

I got my first real mountain bike in 92, after 32 years and many bikes later I bought an emtb and I love it 👍🏻

@markthompson7817 20 күн бұрын

Almost mirror image ditto.

@pmaly9473 17 күн бұрын

I’m 70 and just took up an EMTB (Turbo Levo Comp) a year ago after 55 years of Motocross and off-road motorcycling. It really helped get used to MTBs and get into a new (to me) sport. 3 months later, picked up a Stumpy Evo Expert (non e pedal assist), and now ride it more. I love the simplicity and lightweight of the 30 lb Evo (no batteries to charge), and it is easier to lift over down trees, load in the van or push up a steep feature I couldn’t make. The Levo EMTB is much heavier, but faster on the climbs, and enables me to ride a little faster and go a little farther (about 25% more). For riders with leg injuries, bad knees, or just old age, the EMTBs do get us out there. Lastly, because I’m 70, I do have to stop more frequently on the Evo (non-e-bike) on long steep climbs (over 100’ vertical), when I hit my max heart rate of 150 to allow it to come down. Controlling (old guy) heart rate on steep, long climbs is much easier on an EMTB.

@heathr2072 8 күн бұрын

I’ve just bought an e-MTB. Midweek did 3 ascents, 40km and a ton of techy stuff. Was knackered at the end but got to do so many more tracks. I liked your comments about speed is your friend. I’ve actually found that momentum is your friend, particularly in rock gardens or when committing to difficult, for me anyway, drops or down rocky parts. The second I panic and come to a stop everything starts to unravel. A really informative video. I love your bit on the inside line. What I particularly liked was watching you adjust your body position to keep yourself centred. If only I could be so smooth. Cheers

@james2tallG 26 күн бұрын

In my humble amateur rider opinion: no matter what professional, physical sport you do you can look throughout history and see that every year the best riders in the world have similar riding/playing styles but no two have the same technique. Everyone is built different, has a different skill level, and has to navigate the sport with the body and experience they have

@MajorKirrahe 25 күн бұрын

0:49 I learned that the hard way recently, but it wasn't on the trails, it was on the way to work, down a flight of concrete steps! Wasn't wearing a helmet either and smacked my head against a rock. Was a bit dazed and was in 2 minds whether to turn back and go home or continue on to work. I got to work, sat down in the canteen for a quick cuppa before the shift and scratched an itch on my head, when I looked at my fingers they were bloody! I was very lucky, lesson learned..

@lonelymtbrider3369 26 күн бұрын

Fully agree on "keep your weight back". That is mostly terrible advice these days but I suppose it's a "leftover" from the time when only XC bikes existed and people had the seat high in the sky and no dropper. Where are you gonna go when the front wheel is almost tucked under your belly and the seat is in the sky? Well, you go back. Nothing else was even possible to do at the time. These days when riding steep rollers etc, you can simply drop the seat, get low on the bike and stay reasonably central and you have good range of motion in the arms to deal with any sudden dips that would otherwise pitch you forward if your arms are straight.

@gopro_vlogs 25 күн бұрын

just pull up on jumps is a classic and one I hear a lot

@Titot182 22 күн бұрын

Followed closely with "go faster to clear it!"

@rollwithmemtb 26 күн бұрын

When someone is learning to jump and someone says "just pull up" 🤦

@rubensosatuub 25 күн бұрын

Haha

@redbomberr4594 25 күн бұрын

In my local we're always having to cut off inside lines due to riders trying to make the trail easier or faster, maybe for better Strava runs. It's a bit of extra work, but not too much. We just want riders to enjoy themselves. The biggest problem is puddle avoidance. If there's a puddle on the trail just ride through it, nothing says badass rider more than muddy bike and kit at the end of a ride.

@dirtyoffroader2093 26 күн бұрын

You find that 99% of the people who moan about trail erosion never do any work on the trails themselves!!.. and never have!!.. they work in an office all week, then head to Wales on the weekend and pretend to own the place and moan about it being busy! 😉😂. Jokes aside, the lads that maintain our local trails all own ebikes (alongside mtb) 😎

@redbomberr4594 25 күн бұрын

I work in an office all week, ride every day and wield a shovel every chance I get. But I'm lucky, it's 5 minutes ride to my local, my wife rides and my kids are grown up.

@_Jake.From.Statefarm_ 25 күн бұрын

Most guys that dig actually like digging and building. I love it, doesn't matter what bike you ride really. Having an eeb is one of the best tools for building imo.

@dirtyoffroader2093 25 күн бұрын

@_Jake.From.Statefarm_ same here mate, I don't venture out without a saw and a mini shovel, the ebikes make it a lot easier to jump back 'n' foe between sections 😎

@manaknight333 25 күн бұрын

where i live they are the ones cutting b-lines onto green level a-line features because they 'don't like rocks or roots'

@_Jake.From.Statefarm_ 25 күн бұрын

@manaknight333 sounds like one or two guys to me lmao... that was happening way before bikes were ever a thing.

@junka1975 25 күн бұрын

Heavy bikes is an interesting one. My old Anthem is a light weight dual suspension bike which is fantastic for long rides and carrying speed but my Diamondback Sync'R is an absolute tank, the weight of it just feels nice under you on jumps, it feels planted, it develops momentum easily but it has a big disadvantage for me personally but it's down more to my skill than the bike, due to its weight I find it harder to wheelie and manual but I have never been good at those. I can manual my BMX and Dirt Jumper and they're heavy too but the geometry of those short wheel based bikes provide an advantage there.

@AlexGelinas42069 26 күн бұрын

over the past few seasons, I actually find myself keeping relatively level pedals during corners (most of the time). It helps with stability if you make a "wedge" shape with your feet (rear foot pointed slightly forward, front foot slightly back) so you aren't putting all your weight/balance on one leg.

@stevedesilets1105 25 күн бұрын

I have heard some of these over my 30 years of riding but really like how you presented the facts and highlighted that some of these come down to rider preference(like over biked or under biked). I love this channel

@luket1234 21 күн бұрын

As a fellow acl tearer, I never considered changing my riding style, would appreciate a vid on this.

@japanunfound 24 күн бұрын

I've only ever had good advice. I watch GMBN and apart from that, the few people I ride with only give tips when they're appropriate. I appreciate it coz I'm a middle aged novice riding trails well beyond my pay grade. There's not much of a MTB culture here at all, so I take all tips in to consideration.

@mtbboy1993 9 күн бұрын

6:13 I see Neil has the same Troy Lee designs wrist brace I used, but if used for a long time eventually the Velcro wears out. But if you want a more long term solution I recommend Mobius X8, as it's easier to take off and can easily loosen it to get air flow there without taking them off, when I'm not shredding. It has a wheel to tighten and a switch to to loosen. There the brace does not need replacing, but only thing that wears is the finger loop thing. But you can buy spares. You can get pads as spares too. It's a pricier brace, I use it. I use it on both wrists, and probably is a permanent solution for me, as I have really loose wrists.

@Lingu78 24 күн бұрын

Good video! What kind of wrist brace do you have? I have injured my wrist and have a hard time riding my bike.

@scottrok13 17 күн бұрын

Had a mountain bike for 30 years most of which was used on regular rail trails due to previous injuries. 2024 = bought my first new bike in 30 years and it has hydraulic brakes. Yes: that front brake is extremely touchy and easy to lock up. I’m doing a lot of easy rides to get very used to using it!😂

@jonasfischer5729 26 күн бұрын

The most common but wrong mountain biking tip has to be "use you feet to scoop up the back when doing bunnyhops"

@trekkie1701e 25 күн бұрын

Very true, when I rode BMX I could barely bunny hop a foot then I learned the proper method and could clear a meter in no time.

@RC-fp1tl 25 күн бұрын

@@trekkie1701ebriefly, but what is the correct method?

@vashon100 19 күн бұрын

I've even heard that on this channel.

@g.w.customcreations3534 18 күн бұрын

Nah, it's correct on a hardtail/rigid, and still applies on a full bouncer, just less so due to the effects of pre-load.

@GavsShahs 11 күн бұрын

@@RC-fp1tl using your arms and upper body, pull up on the handlebars and then push them forward, pushing forward will pull your rear tire up. Ideally its probably more like a circle( pull back up and then to the front)!

@mtbboy1993 9 күн бұрын

If I don't know the trails I recommend being over-biked over under-biked. Cus you never know what the trails offer. As Neil said it offers more safety, so when you mess up it's more forgiving. But some trails are just gnarly. Where I live in Norway I usually use 150mm travel on most rides, unless I take it easy then 120mm, 170 on gnarliest, and that's not even in the mountains. So my enduro bike is overkill for the easy trails, but when I go offroad it's awesome, even when I don't always use the full travel. I'm stuck with enduro bike anyways.

@Canyon_Shawn 26 күн бұрын

I go back and forth between the outside foot down and feet level. I kinda like the outside foot down. It keeps the inside pedal up and out of the way and it creates down force and grip. Some people say it stands the bike up. But, when you counteract that, it creates even more downforce and grip. I always wear knee pads. I had a slow fall on my knee and the rash felt like someone took a blow torch to my knee. G-Force makes some light ones that I don’t even feel. Yeah, the front brake. A pedal stick and too much front brake equaled 5 broken ribs. 🤦🏼‍♂️ I was gonna stick the bermed switchback too!

@hallstewart 25 күн бұрын

Balance on “both” feet. The bike moves around and the pedals go where they need to go.

@mtbboy1993 9 күн бұрын

3:55 Trail erosion is not due to E-bikes, if a trail gets damaged by riding a e bike it does by a regular bike, or the trail gets damaged by the weather, some are more prone to this than others, some get repaired by the forest it self. Most trails I ride are like that. So I don't worry about it, the rain damages the trails more than. Next year the trails are fixed. but some sections are always muddy in mud season, so I see some board walks appeared, so no more getting stuck with drivetrain inside a puddle, once I saw supper muddy and deep section. But steep open trails with dirt can get erosion. I saw one trail got gravel put on it by the land owner to prevent damage allow easier use of the trail without a mud bath plus bridges over streams. I live in Norway so I see frost heave damaging the ski track in one local area, the steep sections get frost heave, gravel slides. and that's after many years after the track being rebuilt, due to erosion issues, it was just mostly dirt then.

@BearZA_91 26 күн бұрын

Wow I don't normally catch fresh videos. Nice, keep the tips coming!

@gmbn 26 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching! 🤙

@EarthSurferUSA 16 күн бұрын

I found it easy to handle a Mt. bike after riding dirt bikes for decades and racing MX for 1 decade. It was just climbing hills that were our hard part. BMX racers had a better time. Road riders were great at climbing, but in the way for the down hills. That was typical in the 90's anyway.

@Titot182 22 күн бұрын

"Hang off the back!" - That might be the case 10 or so years ago before we had the geometry we do now, but keeing your centre of mass in the box between your BB and stem perpendicular to the ground is the way to go. I've learnt that not having traction over the front as you're rolling into things or navigating steep tech because you've got your arse behind your rear tyre is just a recipe for disaster. Funnily enough, my daughter has never had to make that mistake because of the weekly coaching she gets with Wye MTB. Great to see you lads dropping into Y2K. The FoD Nightriders have done some work on that mound that lands you into Disco Fanny, so would be interesting to see you session some bikes off that.

@vashon100 19 күн бұрын

The line drawn on the vid when he demonstrates isn't perp to the ground, it's more like a plumb line of vertical. If he was perp, he'd be pretty front weighted. So he's wrong?

@Titot182 19 күн бұрын

@@vashon100 I guess clarification here. I'm referring to flat ground level as the reference point and not the gradient of the slope. On long and slack bikes, you can still get your weight pretty far forward. In fact, if you have a Geometron G1 or any super Enduro bike, you need to have your weight pretty far forward anyway to load the front in the steeps. I know that roll in the video particularly well.

@Aruhito_0 6 күн бұрын

my frontbrake has got some air in it, and it almost acts like an ABS, actually now thinking about it i dont like too agressive brakes, that instantly lock up.

@nori2434 20 күн бұрын

Tyre pressure tips are the best, when they are exchanged between people of completely different weights. I heard so many times parents telling their kids they need at least 40 psi in their tyres... They just forget, that what works for them on a roadbike maybe doesnt work for a 35 kg kid on a mountainbike. 40 psi for a 10 year old kid probably feels like the tyres are concrete, why even use rubber at that point xd? Wheelsize also matters a lot, 25 psi in a 26 inch feels softer than in a 27.5 or 29.

@EarthSurferUSA 16 күн бұрын

"Dropping the outside foot", Or weighting the outside pedal for more tire foot print on flat or off camber corners (do we ride off camber corners anymore?). is not really the thing to do in a berm where the tire is about perpendicular to the sloped berm, and can tend to make the bike stand up in a berm. For a berm, it is probably better to get the outside foot ready to pedal/accelerate when coming out of the berm. My opinion from dirt bike riding/racing for decades.

@jmard24 9 күн бұрын

I’ve gotten better and faster without crashing by picking better lines and assessing risk vs reward. I’m not racing so I’m not trying to be the fastest guy out there. I just do things that make me just a little faster and better and I’m ok with that. And some riders who are fast didn’t crash all over the place to get there.

@Tyler_Shaw 25 күн бұрын

All updates in an area with tech with have people who will be a bit snobby. Vinyl to digital DJ's for example

@JeffMTBinVA 25 күн бұрын

I don't get all the anti ebike comments or advertisement jabs that have been popping up lately. They create great content that applies no matter which type of mtb you ride. Sponsorship/advertisement allows them to create this content for all of us and allows them to make a living. So chill, ride whatever bike you want, in whatever discipline or whatever components and be happy for whatever gets more people into mountain biking. Thanks Neil, appreciate the video.

@KevinT3141 24 күн бұрын

Truth.

@danielmonaghan5185 25 күн бұрын

This is GMBN you have EMBN. Let's keep it that way.

@_Jake.From.Statefarm_ 25 күн бұрын

@PaulMoody 24 күн бұрын

Yes I noticed the emtb in the tumbnail too. I wonder how much longer there’ll be both GMBN and EMBN? They’re both mtbs. For me, emtbs are twice the fun (uphill runs become a new source - doubling the fun ). So many think it’s cheating (cheating on what I’m not sure) and they’re too heavy. I ride more than twice as much every day on my emtb and never have I thought my bike was too heavy. I put people who don’t like emtbs in the same category with people who don’t like dogs (or cats) - not to be trusted - JK 😂 - some of my favorite people are still killing themselves on climbs 😮‍💨

@theMelvinShow 24 күн бұрын

These tips apply to both categories and tbh I don’t even know why there’s a distinction at all. There’s virtually no difference other than motor and weight. All the tips and techniques apply to emtbs and regular mtbs

@ryder710 18 күн бұрын

get real

@davidsuzukiispolpot 12 күн бұрын

Just send it. That means possibly going way above your limit. Many MTBrs get life changing injuries that way. Push the limits but only by small increments.

@terrylee284 26 күн бұрын

What kind of wrist brace are you wearing (6:11)?

@sandblaster007 26 күн бұрын

Troy Lee Designs WS5205 wrist brace. Used one for moto when I'd sprained it and has great support/comfort

@Lex-Rex 25 күн бұрын

E-Bikes are stupid expensive so I have no idea how you get more people into the hobby. It is bad enough a decent new MTB full suspension can set you back over 4+ grand let alone 7-10+ grand for an E-bike. A person just getting into the hobby walks into a LBS and goes into shock when they see the prices.

@gr1809 25 күн бұрын

Start on a hardtail. I’m guilty of this, asking my son to use a hardtail 1st, but think he’ll benefit more on full sus, also totally different way of riding. Boils down to cost most of the time though

@gmbn 25 күн бұрын

The great thing about hardtails is you don't have to worry as much about crashing them! Also they can force you to pick smoother lines 🤘 But you are totally right that they are two different riding styles.

@manaknight333 25 күн бұрын

way too many people these days start on a 160/150 trail bike and let the rear suspension do all the work. and then they wonder why they are blowing out their rear shock every year or two.

@Cassienope 24 күн бұрын

@@manaknight333I started on a FS bike. Never blew out a rear shock. I do mostly ride hardtails these days though. Also it's a rear shock, it's for slamming into things. If it needs to be rebuilt so be it.

@g.w.customcreations3534 18 күн бұрын

You should start on a bmx. Rigid teaches you correct weight transfer as far as braking, cornering, line choice, maintaining a line in rough sections etc. Then take that to hardtail, and then to full bounce. Seen countless folks start on a bouncy bike, and crash cos they have terrible technique and are asking the bike to do things that they shouldn't.

@gr1809 18 күн бұрын

@@g.w.customcreations3534yep fair comment. I'm the worst side of 40, suspension wasn't a thing when I learnt to ride 😉

@lesjones5684 6 күн бұрын

I already hit a tree 🌲 😂😂😂

@SwordFighterPKN 26 күн бұрын

I remember the days when the outside foot down on a FS bike as the thing EVERYONE said to do, like as in the early 2000s.

@Cassienope 24 күн бұрын

I think it's a hold over from road riding. On the road it's pretty much THE way to corner. People get confused why it's a "rule" for road and isn't for dirt.

@akairborne 21 күн бұрын

"Just send it!"

@metalwheelz 24 күн бұрын

I'm from the dirt bike side. The front brake is over 80% of my use.

@gregorysucher6987 25 күн бұрын

I was watching this video and I literally fell asleep for 3 hours 😂😂

@gmbn 25 күн бұрын

Happy we could help soothe you to sleep! Hopefully you dreamed of mountain biking?

@prusak26 25 күн бұрын

That poxy trail erosion ehh... Trails are there to be ridden. What if you just get more people on regular bikes? Traffic is traffic. E-bikes are not dirt bikes, you can't just wind the throttle and rip the trail to shreds. And I don't ride an e-bike.

@rustychain9518 26 күн бұрын

3:17 The rationalizations just keep coming....

@redbomberr4594 25 күн бұрын

So do statements like this. Who cares, just ride.

@X41N3 26 күн бұрын

21~ psi front and rear with tubes and tannus insert for the rear. Running a cheap ass walfort 26x2.1 xc pattern tyre on front, schwalbe racing ralph rear 26x2.25, my weight #anorexic

@JamesM-T 25 күн бұрын

He called 24 “harder”, like I run 30 and I thought that was normal😂

@gmbn 25 күн бұрын

That is on the "harder" side, unless your running tubes? 🤙

@KevinT3141 24 күн бұрын

When I started out (and not knowing any better) I always ran sidewall max - 5 psi. A friend pointed me to the SRAM pressure calculator page and it changed my world. I run the calculations for both wet and dry, then use the closest whole number (i.e. no decimal points) in between. What a difference it made to comfort and grip!

@peteranliker2572 26 күн бұрын

Seit Propain Sponsor ist sehen wir "sehr" viele E-Bikes bei GMBN. Ich weiss nicht ob ich das mag ?😮

@patrickrgrier3195 23 күн бұрын

when to stop when walk and when to roll - - (needs more lyrics)

@grampasundies 25 күн бұрын

Is this the E-bike channel now? Seems like most videos are now. Huh.

@jimmansi1187 20 күн бұрын

I don’t get it & I’m about to un sub. I’m 62 & can still ride hard as I keep myself in great shape & out ride riders half my age. E Bikes are a joke & I’ll never have one, I don’t understand why this guy rides one , makes no sense!

@mtbboy1993 9 күн бұрын

@@jimmansi1187 Most of the stuff he tried to teach riders is nothing to do with the bike you ride, but some was explaining why e bikes are beneficial for some. Maybe why he rode one in this vid. Seems like you missed the point. Riding up to do downhills. I don't care why. Maybe he was tired, maybe he was recording it for the EMTB channel in same day with one bike?

@wesleyregan 26 күн бұрын

I broke my scaphoid too! Sucks it takes so long to heal.

@WorkLessRideMore 25 күн бұрын

Same. Mine is technically gonna stay broke. Because I didn't know it had broke for 2 years.

@wesleyregan 25 күн бұрын

@@WorkLessRideMore same thing happened to me. So they went back and and shaved the bone and then did a bone graft from my hip. They pinned it together to make sure it healed since It didn’t heal all the way the first time. So I had to have a cast twice!

@WorkLessRideMore 25 күн бұрын

Ya the surgeon I had said that it was 50% chance it would heal with a bone graft and pins so he said I might as well leave it and to come see him if the pain became intolerable or I started losing more range of motion.

@josephshepherd992 25 күн бұрын

@@WorkLessRideMore LMAO i broke mine as well and waited 2 years to get it "fixed" and now it will NEVER heal hurts all the time sometimes for no reason.

@Liam1992 25 күн бұрын

Over biked? Whos she? I run my 180mm ebike or 200mm downhill everywhere 😂

@tl924 25 күн бұрын

The "keep your weight back" advice is absolutely horrible for modern hard tails. Please clarify this in future videos. How people still don't tailor advice to the two different kinds of bikes drives me mental, sus and hardtail are rode completely different.

@munga1302 26 күн бұрын

If you're not crashing you're not trying, but most of the time if you crash means that your skills aren't enough and you're going too big, this is more about progressing step by step, you don't eat a cake in one bite

@robertstan2349 19 күн бұрын

who are you cheating with an e-bike? your fitness level.

@hindesite 15 күн бұрын

Are e-bikes cheating...on Strava segments?

@michaelandrew6394 26 күн бұрын

Neil single handedly turning GMBN into GEEEMBN the last 5+ videos must all have his ebike in. Why can't the video be with a normal bike? Starting to annoy me to be honest when there is a separate channel I can watch...

@rustychain9518 25 күн бұрын

I agree 100%, it makes you wonder if the e-bike channel is floundering and they’re just gonna slowly combine the two.

@redbomberr4594 25 күн бұрын

@@rustychain9518 Could be the other way around. However, to clarify I ride both.

@_Jake.From.Statefarm_ 25 күн бұрын

Why the fk does it bother you. If they had a cover over the stupid thing like dh bikes you wouldn't even know.... cry some more.

@michaelandrew6394 25 күн бұрын

@@redbomberr4594 it certainly could be but while they have two channels I don't really see the point... I watch both channels because at some point I'd like a mid-assist. So either combine the channel or keep separate.

@redbomberr4594 24 күн бұрын

@@michaelandrew6394 Makes sense. I watch both and would like both to continue.

@olik136 25 күн бұрын

about half of all MTB videos on youtube are about "getting faster" or "what is the fastest" and that is absolutely irrelevant for all people on bikes but the few percent who are actually competing in races. I know the percentage differs from place to place and in the UK there seems to be a bigger portion of bikers racing against others, but for the vast majority of people there is nothing positive about getting faster just to be faster.

@markthompson7817 20 күн бұрын

I agree. My aim is to flow down the trail the more zen like my mind state the better. That can be fast or slow and is sometimes faster than pushing it. (Been riding since it all began on totally rigid bikes with no signposted trails, in the wonderful world class redwoods in Rotorua NZ. I do wonder if starting on a full rigid bike has made me a better rider.

@davebell3684 25 күн бұрын

I've crashed lots of times without trying.

@dogmatika7 25 күн бұрын

Oh! New commercial for ebikes!

@zed5129 24 күн бұрын

Yeah I mean GMBN are selling ebikes and will directly profit from this Ad, because that's how Ads work eh.

@prusak26 25 күн бұрын

All my worst crashes happened when I was riding crap, either knackered, or not warmed up. Not on a good day, when I'm pushing it and everything's working. Oh, and the scaphoid is a bastard. There's one large artery supplying the blood to it, brake it in a wrong place, sever the artery, and you need a surgery. I was lucky, but it still hurts occasionally a couple of years later.

@SolarizeYourLife 21 күн бұрын

Cadence sensors for assistance is cheating...

@Superteastain 26 күн бұрын

Neils bike is sick dude

@Justkeepshredding 26 күн бұрын

I just got yelled out of the park by some Karen, when practicing my wheelies on the green. Thankfully my shwalping skills finally came in handy

@redbomberr4594 25 күн бұрын

I've had similar and I'm a 52 year old man, she was at least half my age. I just told her I couldn't hear her because I left my hearing aids at home.

@Justkeepshredding 25 күн бұрын

@@redbomberr4594 just too many Karen’s in the world, there lives are so boring they need a bike, chu even a road bike is better than nothing

@redbomberr4594 24 күн бұрын

@@Justkeepshredding True words mate

@arkitotoyz 25 күн бұрын

Neil, why are you using ebike in this video? 😂 There is already EMBN to showcase e-mountain bikes. Wish GMBN would stick to using manual MTBs. 😂

@Coolcmsc 19 күн бұрын

Why not?

@antcramp 21 күн бұрын

Why have an e-bike on the mtb channel when there’s the emtb channel 🤷‍♂️

@markthompson7817 20 күн бұрын

Because the advice applies to all MTBs which includes eMTBs.

@TheDustyShredder 25 күн бұрын

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. The slower you go, the more time you have to pick the smoothest line, and that means since you're not tryin to barrel over a ton of rocks or roots, you go faster overall than someone who goes the same speed through that stuff, and you suffer less fatigue. The more you learn those lines, the faster you can ultimately go. The pros are pros because they have the capability and experience to pick those smoothest lines faster than most people can blink. I'm probably exaggerating a bit but that's the difference.

@JC-km5xw 25 күн бұрын

Thats a good tip not a bad one😅

@manaknight333 25 күн бұрын

most people just get a bigger travel bike with DH tires and smash through stuff.

@TheDustyShredder 25 күн бұрын

@@JC-km5xw i know, I was explaining why "speed is your friend" is a bad tip.

@TheDustyShredder 25 күн бұрын

@@manaknight333 I mean, I started riding the intermediate tech trails in my area on 100mm travel f/r, and those bikes were short. I upgraded to a longer bike with 140mm f/r and now I can go faster, but it's not as agile. There are certainly applications for certain bikes on certain trails. If you want agility, you want a shorter bike you can throw around. If you want stability, you want a longer bike you can stay centered on. Everything else is a balancing act between the two.

@jakebrakebill 25 күн бұрын

I try to square the part of trail erosion from E-bikes. We've had M/T trails, that motorcycles have found and to me, ruined them. Then a hiker may have a hiking trail that M/T bikers found, then E-bikers, that to them, ruined it. Someone is not going to be happy somewhere.

@olik136 25 күн бұрын

the difference is also minimal- a legal 25km/h e-bike helps you pedal up the hill and you have to carry a bit more weight down the hill- that is it. Nobody would think that someone could be too well trained or having a backback with some weigt with you will ruin the trails.. That is like saying people over 6' can't ride a trail because they are as heavy as riding an E-bike

@jakebrakebill 25 күн бұрын

@@olik136 I'm just saying, someone will not be happy always. Like M/T bikers sharing a trail with horses, some like the dirt being stirred up and loosened, while others want to keep it packed and hard.

@skiboardordie 26 күн бұрын

As long as you have a decent tire sidewall, 25psi is waaaaay to much pressure for trail/enduro riding. I am 110kg dry weight (without any equipment), on a 170mm enduro bike and the max pressure that I run is 20psi front and 24psi back, with either DoubleDown or SuperGravity casing. But you do you...

@playgroundchooser 26 күн бұрын

You don't get pinch flats? Every time I try to dip below 26ish I'll burp a tire right off the rim.

@koko-lores 26 күн бұрын

Yea, who is this guy anyway and what does he know about mountain biking .... right? You do you, have fun with it.

@skiboardordie 26 күн бұрын

@@playgroundchooser Try a stronger tire, there is a massive difference between different sidewalls.

@WorkLessRideMore 25 күн бұрын

Dude you're crazy I don't go below 26 in rear and 23 in front. I don't like squirmy tires.

@KevinT3141 24 күн бұрын

Depends on tire width, sidewall construction, rider + bike weight, the type of riding you're doing, and more. Ignore anyone that just rhymes off their numbers as gospel truth for everyone.

@rafaelcapraconstrutoregest5515 26 күн бұрын

SOS SOUTH BRAZIL RS. CATASTROPHE

@mathewkirk1748 12 күн бұрын

E-Bikes may be getting more people riding MTB, but why not just get into riding anyway? Who says it needs to be easy to take something up? For all of the well-rehearsed excuses, it really means “I wanna ride, but I’m too fucking unfit and lazy, so I bought an E-bike”. People are inherently lazy and we live in a society of people wanting everything easy and the popularity of E-bikes just legitimises that.

@tmill2001 26 күн бұрын

I feel e bikes are cheating...mostly because most trails "say no motorized bikes" Electric motors ARE MOTORS.

@Scomelbasses 26 күн бұрын

Cheating who or what?

@redbomberr4594 25 күн бұрын

@@Scomelbasses I'm sick of people saying I'm cheating when I on my emtb. Even had somebody have a go at me when I had my gear pack on with shovel, pickaxe and mccleod clearly visible. I ride emtb and mtb, why should it matter to others.

@Scomelbasses 25 күн бұрын

@@redbomberr4594 I agree. I think telling somebody, especially a stranger, that they are cheating is stupid. For the life of me I can't figure out why some find E-bikes, E-bikes that conform to the class system, offensive. I don't care what kind of bike anybody rides as long as they're being respectful.

@_Jake.From.Statefarm_ 25 күн бұрын

@@redbomberr4594 People like to bitch about stupid shit. That's why lol.

@WorkLessRideMore 25 күн бұрын

Its true to say if you arent ever crahsing you arent trying to progress

@WhatInTheActualHealth 13 күн бұрын

I thought this was going to be a video about mountain biking.. Turns out it’s just a guy on an e-bike.. You started EMBN for a reason. If nobody is watching it, take the hint..

@gmbn 13 күн бұрын

This is a video about mountain biking, we just happened to need to shoot multiple videos on this day and the E-bike is a fantastic tool for allowing us to do that. The skills are still the same 👍

@hallstewart 25 күн бұрын

Steering is with the feet. It’s a mistake to stand entirely on one foot.

@TCK71 26 күн бұрын

"Go big or go home, just send it!" 🤨

@4091740 24 күн бұрын

Wrong channel for a stupid E-bike.

@theMelvinShow 24 күн бұрын

This is not about the bike. Also why do you care

@sultanabran1 25 күн бұрын

basically don't listen to people. and if you're doing the talking, shut up.

@davegravitt210 26 күн бұрын

Are you riding an Ebike???

@AlexGelinas42069 26 күн бұрын

I mean, he says it directly in the video homie

@rustychain9518 26 күн бұрын

Yes, they're trying to normalize eMTBs...but they still feel the need to use all the usual rationalizations that e-bikers use to justify riding one.

@KevinT3141 24 күн бұрын

How dare he maximize the number of downhill runs he gets in a park with no uplifts, or save the wear and tear of a hard climb on that knee he once wrecked. Oh the humanity! Yes, he's riding an e-bike. It gets him out more. Also, their sponsorship helps keep new vids with great tips (that apply to all forms of mountain biking) coming. Deal with it.

@davegravitt210 24 күн бұрын

@@KevinT3141 . They aren't allowed on the trails here in the Provincial Natural regeneration park here! So... HAHAHAHAHA 🤣😂. The chitty ran trails be my guest!

@davegravitt210 24 күн бұрын

@@KevinT3141 Lazy!

@techne9992 26 күн бұрын

If ya ain’t cheatin, you ain’t tryin

@fud1376 26 күн бұрын

Stupid...''keep your weight back'' is one of the 1st bits of advice you give any rider who's about to go down some steep bits,and you well know know it.....!!

@rubberside3969 26 күн бұрын

Huh🤷‍♂️

@ExplosiveNotes 26 күн бұрын

Ebikes are cheating only in competition where they are not allowed. When I go for a ride it's not even competition. I'm not competing with anyone who'd like to moan about what I'm riding. I'm not riding ebike either, but that doesn't change what I wrote before that.

@kaneda4102 16 күн бұрын

There’s no such thing as cheating, but e-bikers are lazy

@Mike22313 26 күн бұрын

well... If e-mtb is ok, as long as it attract more people, why not go farther. Let motocross bike in!

@gmbn 25 күн бұрын

That's quite the jump...

@diegoantoniobarella2178 26 күн бұрын

e-bike is not cheating... is just a different thing, they are NOT BIKES and are just another product being pushed and imposed by the industry... more expensive, more complicated parts that can get broken and the worst part is that they are putting 12speed cassettes and derailleurs, which makes riders brake chains and derailleurs super easy... they should be using bigger stronger chains with 8 or 9-speed cassettes that would make everything smother.