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Ultimate Cross Country Mountain Biking Tips | How To Get Started In XC MTB
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Күн бұрынRich is partial to the odd bit of cross country shredding, so we asked him to share his tips on how to get started riding and racing in the most accessible MTB discipline!
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XC can be ridden on nearly any bike, but a lightweight 29er is the most suitable; ride as much as you can to improve your fitness - miles mean smiles! Choose fast rolling tyres, and enter some races if you fancy it!
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@gmbn 4 жыл бұрын
Do you enjoy cross country riding?
@bennymalone9756 4 жыл бұрын
I love cross country racing
@riptheguys3635 4 жыл бұрын
Global Mountain Bike Network if I’m riding a bike I’m love’n it 👍🤘🏻
@auzarkhant3255 4 жыл бұрын
hell yeah!!!
@robleschristianq.9219 4 жыл бұрын
Super!
@hibana2quicc165 4 жыл бұрын
Global Mountain Bike Network yes it is great
@thegefster1988 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for not forgetting about us xc riders. Not all about massive jumps and downhills
@blairis22 4 жыл бұрын
I didn't forget the 80s either man. Love my Kenny Loggins on a nice long XC ride over gentle gravel paths
@DJ-zq2pb 4 жыл бұрын
@@blairis22 XC over gentle paths. Hah. More like the danger-zone, pal.
@thegefster1988 4 жыл бұрын
@@blairis22 I would not know about that. I use my gravel bike on fairly rough stuff and my xc bike on rougher stuff.
@vulpes536 3 жыл бұрын
I just had my first race and its an xc race,best first experience!!
@thegefster1988 3 жыл бұрын
@@vulpes536 Cool!
@Fulgur98 4 жыл бұрын
Definitely need more XC vids. Especially as it's so accessible for cheaper price brackets. Not everyone has the money especially in these times. Great video for sure!
@joeyswash 4 жыл бұрын
I have been racing downhill since i was 11 and just recently got into xc, gotta say, so much more fun than you think
@jamiehay1027 4 жыл бұрын
I only really ride XC. Perfect video for me!
@bradyntomforde5763 4 жыл бұрын
Same! Limited by my location
@ZOMBIE-kl6cp 4 жыл бұрын
Me 2
@clemensklosterer1342 4 жыл бұрын
I wish they would do more xc stuff like how to overtake taktics ore how do do a good mass start
@grooveseeker6269 4 жыл бұрын
Here in Spain 90% of bikes are XC
@Stop_Elitists_Wars 3 жыл бұрын
XC is very underrated in skill & effort & fitness training.. Speed & efficiency
@carlwilliams3488 4 жыл бұрын
Good to see the oldest MTB discipline get some love. I've been riding XC since the late 80's and it's still my goto ride, trails and DH are fun but don't offer the sense of achievement that a big XC ride does. I'd imagine that with the way the world currently is it is the most popular MTB discipline at the moment because you can just go out and do it. The principles and tips haven't changed over the years either which is good. Everyone just get out there have fun, munch those miles enjoying the countryside, smile and say hello if you pass me.
@bagofchips55 2 жыл бұрын
I'm a total weight weenie on my canyon lux. But what it really comes down to is putting down the burger and picking up a salad more often
@nadavstein4471 4 жыл бұрын
I would add one more tip: Try not to bob up and down while climbing, it doesn’t help you that much and it is wasting precious energy, and while you’re racing it will basically say to your opponents that you are tired and that can attack
@wyatth6824 4 жыл бұрын
Anyone else got an xc bike they use as an all arounder?
@policies8534 4 жыл бұрын
Wyatt H a trail bike is an all rounder
@troywatson3975 4 жыл бұрын
2020 specailzed epic comp ht. Flipped the stem and added carbon riser bars. Its my allrounder. Luv it
@CyberdyneSystemsSkynet 4 жыл бұрын
Scott Spark 950, put trail tires and a dropper on it and it's my only MTB. But the geo is STEEP so I'm not saying it's a great idea, just that it's the bike I own so I use it as such.
@bigbang3881 3 жыл бұрын
@@troywatson3975 so you guys are telling me I can us a xc bike as an Allrounder? Cause I'm planing to buy an xc carbon bike, but don't know if I can use it as an Allrounder
@troywatson3975 3 жыл бұрын
@@bigbang3881 2020 specalized epic carbon comp ht is what i bought to replace my 06 stumpjumper. Needed a different stem and riser bars to get the perfect fit tho
@lordchazz1717 4 жыл бұрын
Just purchased a new Scott spark after saving for a year, perfect timing gmbn, love your videos👍
@habe88 3 жыл бұрын
XC is for everyone who wants to ride MTB, trails and downhill tracks are not all places. MORE XC please from GMBN
@zogzoogler 3 жыл бұрын
In the UK we have loads of Bridleways, GMBN you could do a series of vids on this, no cars needed just get out of your back door go xc riding down bridleways with an OS map or GPX reader.
@spacejamgoliath 2 жыл бұрын
Lucky
@nickcarolan2805 4 жыл бұрын
My Favourite pastime. XC plus my daily commute to work is all I need. Love it 👍🇮🇪
@jesuisFORTIO 4 жыл бұрын
A road bike to build endurance and give a break to your expansive XC components is a great idea.
@danielskaron9645 4 жыл бұрын
thanks for this! lots of cyclists seem to think xc isn't for beginners and only experienced cyclists should think about getting an xc bike. I disagree. and your video is friendly and welcoming to cycling newcomers :)
@davidholy161 4 жыл бұрын
There is nothing better than XC racing :) especially in mountains at technical track
@fiver9647 4 жыл бұрын
One of the best videos I've watched as we're not all downhill shredders. I'm rebuilding my XC bike at the moment so any tips are very welcome, especially about tyres. Luckily I also have a trail bike and would agree that XC bikes are somewhat challenging at trail centres, definitely horses for course.
@jonathankowalsky3143 4 жыл бұрын
Great to see some more XC content !
@philippedeutsch 4 жыл бұрын
i XC on a hardtail fatbike. climbing is AWESOME
@philippedeutsch 4 жыл бұрын
@Nathan Cheung never said it was fast, but fun crawling trough the woods ups and down ways
@philippedeutsch 4 жыл бұрын
@Nathan Cheung my gf loves em tho 🤷♂️
@shaunroach7829 4 жыл бұрын
I got two fatties single speed and geared use them both 24/7. Great on the trails and in XC races!!!
@mrifqib4266 4 жыл бұрын
"Cross country can be enjoyed by anyone on any bike" me: riding a dual crown 200mm downhill bike on an xc trail🥴
@nicoingusan1846 4 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahahaha
@cadecurrent344 4 жыл бұрын
m rifqi b I’m the exact opposite 100mm in a downhill park
@elisderwas85 4 жыл бұрын
@@cadecurrent344 xc bike at a downhill bike park 😂
@mrifqib4266 4 жыл бұрын
@@cadecurrent344 no worries mate, sam pilgrim use 100mm hardtail on audi nine😂
@cadecurrent344 4 жыл бұрын
Elis Derwas ya I just pump up the psi
@PhilAndersonOutside 4 жыл бұрын
If you're wondering about racing but aren't sure, or a little timid, just take your bike, enter something at the Novice/Beginner level, and go for it. The community will welcome you. You'll be pleasantly surprised that not all riders are built like Rich, and most don't ride $4,000 XC bikes. At least not until you get up to the Elite level.
@Azman. 3 жыл бұрын
Hai to all XC rider! I've been riding a cross country trails since 91' until now (xc hard tails). Really love the morning nature smell surrounded the trails while riding! My normal riding from 20 - 25 km every weekend or more km depending. The high peak ride about 60 - 65 km (mostly on double trails)! P/s; I also do ride on all mountain and trail track. Great tips guy! Keep it up more on cross country ride tips! Greetings from XC rider Kuala lumpur.
@yengsabio5315 3 жыл бұрын
Hello! I'm confused between an XC & a trail bike. What exactly are their differences? Thanks a lot!
@alwinlee5864 Жыл бұрын
Do you ride with flats or pedals ?
@dodoontherocks 4 жыл бұрын
Im really enjoying watching your guys videos. I'm moving to Switzerland this month and I bought a new xc mtb. Can't wait to try it out...
@dodoontherocks 4 жыл бұрын
@Brad Stankiewicz Im moving from Northern Germany. Round about 1000km
@jirkaoja267 4 жыл бұрын
Gmbn presenter wearing lycra; NICE
@ApexHerbivore 4 жыл бұрын
noooooooooooooo
@Dmnick155 3 жыл бұрын
B U L G E
@kishannabiyal2076 4 жыл бұрын
Lot's of love from india namaste 🙏🙏 🇮🇳🇮🇳
@bikeswithb8829 2 жыл бұрын
I love wearing my kit and bring my BMC 2stroke to the dirt jumps. Those dudes don't know what to do with me. It's epic 😂
@mrchrisdavies 4 жыл бұрын
Another brill video Rich! Xc IS mountain biking to me! You and doddy and even neil and blake are all loving it. Some great tips. Im just getting back into it but am xc bike on a downhill is so much more fun and useable than a downhill bike. You dont need 180mm of travel on a push bike!
@mexodroid1848 Жыл бұрын
I just did 70 km trip. 35 On forest road gravel and 35 on paved road on a 30+ year old taifun citybike rust bucket. I really liked it and am in the market for a new bicycle.
@OneTwoFive0 3 жыл бұрын
I bought a Superior XC 859 without knowing what it even was lol, it’s amazing and I’ve never ridden anything like it! Honestly I feel so much faster when I ride it than my old crappy bike!
@AndreiDragonulBGS 4 жыл бұрын
i prefer riding with trail orientated tires on my xc, i don't have enough grip on theese fast rolling resistence tiers. plus on the tehnical stuff i found them more grippy when i dire on roots or rocks. if i'm using it on the asphalt i swap in my spare slick tires (maxxis hookworm)
@pellejaspers4854 3 жыл бұрын
Most of the time less grippy tires are just a thing of getting to know them, where im from everything is mostly sand so we ride with the fastest knobless tires we can find but if you remember that a sliding tire is a tire thats searching for grip and not one thats lost you can get very far in all dry and medium wet conditions on tires like thunderburts and ikons you just have to ride cleaner lines if there are rocks and roots involved.
@curtisf.r6233 4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Rich cool video! lots of info to get into XC 👊😎
@fv_shorts8681 4 жыл бұрын
Rich: its not all about the super series Also Rich: rides a 4.000 dollar bike
@Pienimusta 4 жыл бұрын
Thats cheap for full carbon full sus xc bike. Watch the latest XC bike series from Pinkbike, all other bikes are around 10k.
@sebcopeman5542 4 жыл бұрын
Fabian Vorhauser pounds, gmbn is British
@Svenmpa 4 жыл бұрын
I think that bike he has cost a quite bit more than 4k I am afraid.
@Pienimusta 4 жыл бұрын
@@Svenmpa Running rock shox fork, I think that is either 6.0 or 8.0 , costing 2899€ or 3999€.
@cliffsangelsphotography 4 жыл бұрын
Mine is more expensive 😶
@TheRealGOTdurrrred 3 ай бұрын
I can't wait to get that same tire setup. It's expensive but most people seem to prefer it over anything else so I must try.
@Itscherry_07 4 жыл бұрын
I'm from India and I loved cross country riding😊🇮🇳
@demeterpogorelc2562 4 жыл бұрын
Curry
@ezrastevenson5417 4 жыл бұрын
Aye mon
@kishannabiyal2076 4 жыл бұрын
Bharat mata ki jay
@saygnileri1571 4 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best inspiring video in all gmbn videos, thanks very much ;)
@jackbrittton 4 жыл бұрын
I race cross country on my 2019 Santa Cruz Chameleon, and I run 2.3 width downhill tires. I have noticed little to no speed difference when compared to a xc tire... Plus I can rail corners and get rowdy without worrying too much about sliding out
@vilhenajorge 3 жыл бұрын
Great video! You should do more videos about XC.
@davidyoung2081 4 жыл бұрын
Xc is the best.
@jasoncooper2469 4 жыл бұрын
XC video thank you!!!!!!!!!!
@harrisrogers2208 4 жыл бұрын
🎉Finally some gmbn xc content 🎉
@brekdakbanchamek6454 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely an Xc Bike Rider growth Tutorial!
@drewstreet4178 2 жыл бұрын
Been riding the local trails and nature reserve (sort of xc but its what I class proper mtb riding not this downhill stuff) and recently had a guy on a raw polished full sus xc race bike in lycra fly past me and send it through the trails (no doubt race training) and it's got me loving xc riding more just awesome
@Sophie-jf4wr 4 жыл бұрын
love the xc videos! the skills videos help a ton with speed and smoothness on descents but maybe we can get some tips on endurance skills and how to stay composed when you’re dying? lol
@Jgomez5 4 жыл бұрын
Oh thx I’m gunna use all this👏👏👏
@0lioderso 4 жыл бұрын
Nice profilepic bro
@Jgomez5 4 жыл бұрын
Oli ikr lol
@jamiehay1027 4 жыл бұрын
The hamsters meet
@shrimperlincs3395 2 жыл бұрын
This what we used to call 'going out on your bike'.
@svensshed1564 2 жыл бұрын
Mate, honestly, as a returning XC rider this was bloody awesome, thanks
@gmbn 2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear Sven!
@teddbaker 4 жыл бұрын
finally Cross Country ✌🏼🤪
@adrianjasperlim1989 3 жыл бұрын
hope more xc specific bike reviews
@nobodyisbest 11 ай бұрын
Always tilt your seat forward. It'll make a world of difference for your ride comfort.
@sgtthor7830 4 жыл бұрын
I race XC on a high end fat bike with a suspension fork, I find it to be just as fast ion most of my trails as a 29er.
@joemama3049 4 жыл бұрын
Love Xc videos, hope you guys can do more videos like this!
@tvnja 3 жыл бұрын
I like going uphill more than downhill. Some people think I'm weird but I really enjoy challenging my endurance. The steeper the better.
@marksaunders379 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks great vid. Have to go find a race now. Then maybe the Lycra
@coldforgedcowboy 4 жыл бұрын
@Global Mountain Bike Network... Just last week Blake omited XC bikes from his Mountain Bike Fashion round up, offending XC and Marathon riders who were wrongly excluded from the sport of mountain biking making them feel like some sort of cycling freak show. Blake needs to be punished with a grueling 100KM plus marathon ride. :-)
@CyberdyneSystemsSkynet 4 жыл бұрын
In Lycra
@Mati03x 4 жыл бұрын
I love xc bikes !
@bizinmotion6260 2 жыл бұрын
This is amazing, appreciate your thoughts about travels and adventure!
@joshiboy31 4 жыл бұрын
Good to see some XC loving
@michele73michele 3 жыл бұрын
all good tips, I disagree about tire pressure though. I run at 1.4bar. If I run at higher pressures I find that my tires bounce all over the place especially on rocky climbs (and I weigh 90kg at 192cm height). I do have inserts though to help with puncture prevention.
@frits8986 4 жыл бұрын
Get an oval, one of the best upgrades I did!
@AngeloDeValPhotos 3 жыл бұрын
Great! More XC please!
@deweythecat1792 4 жыл бұрын
I just got an Xc bike thanks to you!
@matteocolombo6010 4 жыл бұрын
love xc but very hard
@FredVanAllenRealtor 3 жыл бұрын
Very helpful. I just ordered an XC dual susp last week.
@jon35ymedia 4 жыл бұрын
Loved this i also ride xc
@rayrunfitness5798 3 жыл бұрын
It’s my first mtb race on Sunday January 17 2021...thanls for the tips
@brianrivasoconer5543 19 күн бұрын
I recomend a full face helmet ,..I have a KALI and its featherwieght
@notgaryoldman1178 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video.
@auzarkhant3255 4 жыл бұрын
i couldn't have clicked faster. ahaha
@simonsays171 4 жыл бұрын
Good to see some xc love!
@bizinmotion6260 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@kevin5wolf 4 жыл бұрын
I ride XC hardtail bike with fast rolling tyres tubeless, but i don't like it, i don't feel confident on cornering so i slow down, next time i will try Enduro tyres on my XC
@Shevock 5 ай бұрын
Great info.
@aryangadekar8955 3 жыл бұрын
I have a XC hardtail bought 2 months ago
@CyberdyneSystemsSkynet 4 жыл бұрын
I am super thrilled that they appear to have read the comments from Blake's videos where people wearing lycra weren't a type of biker and given us a nice apology video. BUT, still no Blake in lycra...5/10
@theepimountainbiker6551 2 жыл бұрын
Miles mean smiles 👍
@funiguy8779 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant , thx.
@buickkkkkk1 2 жыл бұрын
One time I put helium in my tires and helium in my bike chambers right before the race and it floated off, it was very embarrassing.
@james2tallG 4 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@satchmotionrc8202 Жыл бұрын
Pirelli scorpion xcm comes in 2.4".😊
@yoav6633 4 жыл бұрын
XC? OH YEEEAAAHHH
@oninsadventure1212 3 жыл бұрын
So nice thanks for the tips sir I really appreciate that....
@diegochapin 3 жыл бұрын
Well explained, thank you
@antonwallman7987 2 жыл бұрын
I ride XC because I enjoy climbing.
@crispypotato4279 4 жыл бұрын
I love cross country!
@byggloket2590 4 жыл бұрын
You should do some vids about racing for younger people. I am 15 years old and i race xc. Sometimes i have trouble with what i want to do in the future with my racing. And some motivation. We are after all the future om mtb.
@erikvdo 4 жыл бұрын
What about XC on a fat bike, just for personal enjoyment and exercise?
@ChrisCapoccia 4 жыл бұрын
Even for baggier shorts, there is a lot of pedaling with your butt firmly in the seat and you're going to be happier with Lycra and chamois underneath
@kianangelopatino3402 Жыл бұрын
I m gonna use a downhill bike in a xc race experiment if I can keep up
@Pienimusta 4 жыл бұрын
Watch once the traning video with Nino and drop the goal of being a xc pro.
@mauithebikermtb558 3 жыл бұрын
Love xc setup !
@mattkeegan7515 4 жыл бұрын
I want to race but I have an enduro hardtail. Do you think you could use an enduro hardtail for XC?
@grooveseeker6269 4 жыл бұрын
Ofc, crank it harder than anyone and then shred it downhill to gain positions, XC riders are nor very reckless I would say
@guitarlessonsnow3431 3 жыл бұрын
yes
@Zsmart17 4 жыл бұрын
Loved this video.
@whathehellbruh9151 2 жыл бұрын
hard to be back at XC at havre montana the weather here sucks
@anticrossviper1609 4 жыл бұрын
Carbon frame, carbon rims, titanium pedals and Race Face Ride stem :)
@paulaltena 4 жыл бұрын
Love it, i like to ride big km.
@bJeak 4 жыл бұрын
At 2:12: Another seriers of cycling shorts is coming? :D
@igethanxcmtb9437 4 жыл бұрын
How do I start racing in the nationals? Do I sign up for USA cycling or something?
@bizinmotion6260 2 жыл бұрын
You got this!
@dhpug3014 3 жыл бұрын
That one guy who brings a DH bike to an xc race
@nenadobradovic2698 3 жыл бұрын
Is Canyon one of your sponsors? Mostly I see you with this bikes..
@iammuazz8076 3 жыл бұрын
7:20 CARBON LODI!!!
@billfleming8344 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. More please
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