10 Essential MTB Skills for Beginners
Video Overview & Insights
Whether you've just started mountain or have been riding for a few years, there's always room for improvement. Neil Donoghue has a great list of basic skills to learn/improve on that will help you take your riding to the next level. You will learn braking techniques, how to read the trail and slow-speed bike control, all these skills will help you ride faster and safer which is what we all want!
What do you have to improve in your riding? Let us know in the comments! 👇
⏱ Timestamps ⏱
0:00 - Welcome To Another GMBN How To!
The track stand are you using your brake at all? I see the wheels rolling mostly so i assume not but are you using it if it starts rolling back or forward momentarily or is at all about shifting your weight and power? Btw your videos have been extremely helpful. I've been riding a few years but not many crazy trails, just easily to moderately easy 😄. Took a few years off during major health issues and when i got back on its like I've never ridden a bike before.
0:27 - How To Improve Your Balance On A MTB
1:06 - How To Improve Your Range Of Motion On A MTB
I just started. And i feel like im letting my bike eat to much. Like is there more I should do to limit impacts. Or can I just let it eat roots as long as im okay?
2:15 - How To Track Stand On A MTB
2:43 - How To Improve Your Braking On A MTB
Cool video. I haven’t ridden bikes in about 20 years, and I literally never had anything above a box-store bike… Recently bought a somewhat entry level full-squish Trek MTB, and I’m having tons of fun learning skills. Was originally thinking of getting a hardtail, but opted to get a bike that I would grow into rather than growing out of. These newer bikes are so playful and confidence inspiring compared to anything I ever rode as a kid. I was delighted when I discovered the dropper post, and the full squish suspension that is properly tuned is mind blowing to me. First day I got my bike I rode it down a sketchy stair set just to test the suspension and it felt like I was riding on pillows. What an absolute blast these things are! Now I just need to work on my fundamentals and core mountain biking skills, so I appreciate videos like this a lot. Very informative and helpful! 🫡
5:35 - How To Use Your Arms & Legs When Riding
6:21 - How To Shift Gears On A MTB
it's more like how to learn to ride your bike
7:12 - How To Improve Your Climbing On A MTB
7:52 - How To Lift Your Wheels On A MTB
Guys when the range of motion came the Cornhub sound came it takes 1 to know 1
8:59 - How To Pick Lines On A MTB
9:57 - How To Pump On The Trail
As a MTB coach this video seems to be a bit intimidating and advanced for complete beginners. More for lower intermediate riders. Interesting though thanks for the entertainment:)
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08:55 Ouh, front brake ;) Don't get me wrong, I am not criticising, I am trying to understand whether I should use this technique. Doesn't it make the manoeuvre a little bit more risky? as it takes a lot of technique to give right (and just enough) power to a break, meanwhile, any front brake decreases the available (options) control range of the wheel, especially at high speeds!
I started cycling, as a BMX rider, when I was 11, yet never tried MTB until now (I am 24), and I got my first 1000 km without watching any tutorials, so I could learn my preferences and style. Instinctively, I never thought to use the front brake and was always doing rear wheel lift with my feet (as on BMX) instead. My build even allows me to do somewhat of a bunny hop, as the rear triangle has slightly shorter chain stay, while the frame itself is 1 size smaller, as in dirt bike builds!
I just don't understand if front braking for rear wheel lift is safe in the mountains!
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I just started mountain biking and have had a couple of crash’s so I’m gonna do a mountain bike ride tomorrow so hopefully these work
@ExiledyoutuberI only have an x zite bike…
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@sinner-number-8-ishmaelThank you for this video. I just went out and got a salsa timber jack SLX. An this video was so helpful
@ThomasMcterpin710im just scared im going to absolutely sh*t it on the trail and hurt myself badly (im abit fat)...
@tangledintellectUnpopular opinion here after a fact. Skidding your back wheel as part or your riding style destroys the trail and makes you a bit of a dick.
@daveh3777I clicked this video expecting to learn something, but it turns out I'm not a beginner because I know all of this already.
@AWDfreak1:05
That sounds a little too familiar💀💀
my ass got demolished by the metal seat
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@danielnyekita5945Just ride your bike, anywhere, anytime and at your own pace for your own enjoyment. This guy is full of metal and pain 💀
@Ukmongoose3What bike are you using?
@soniatimbs165I don't need a dropper your making me feel like I need one
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