20 Ways To Get Better At Mountain Biking | Beginner To Pro

Published on December 12th 2023

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Blake and Neil have 20 skills for you to brush up on to elevate your mountain biking to the next level! Even the pros go back to basics sometimes and it's super important to have all of these skills dialled to really maximise the amount of fun you can have on days out on your bike! ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 00:00 - Intro 00:12 - Learn About Your Bike! 00:24 - Set Your Sag Correctly 00:52 - Learn How To Fix A Puncture 01:16 - Dial In Your Cockpit 01:44 - Tyre Pressure! 02:11 - Feet First 02:43 - Learn To Spot Grip 03:00 - Get A Good Bunny Hop On You! 03:21 - Work On Your Cornering 03:47 - Look Up! 04:04 - Keep A Good Mentality 04:17 - Tyre Choice 04:47 - Vision 05:09 - Watch How The Pros Do It 05:26 - Learn Your Optimum Cadence 05:47 - Pump The Ground! 06:09 - Spot Smooth Lines 06:32 - Preload Your Suspension 07:04 - Grip Testing 07:30 - Riding Spot Variety Useful Links: 🛍 GMBN Bike Maintenance Book 👉 https://gmbn.eu/MTBMaintenanceBook Racing Highlights & More On GMBN Racing 👉 https://gmbn.eu/GMBNracing Watch Shorts on GMBN 👉 https://gmbn.eu/GMBNshorts Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 https://upload.gmbn.com/ Sign-up to our newsletter 👉 https://gmbn.eu/newsletter Do you think about the way you're riding when on the bike and consider things to improve or do you just go with the flow? Watch more on GMBN... 📹 We made WIRELESS BRAKES! 👉 https://gmbn.eu/WirelessBrakes 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gmbn.eu/EditorsChoice 📹 Watch our weekly show, The Dirt Shed Show 👉 https://gmbn.eu/dirtshedplaylist 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Gramophone Glamour - Dusty Decks Just like the Sun - Bonkers Beat Club Crab Boys Pt. 2 - Auxjack #GMBN #GlobalMountainBikeNetwork #MTB #MountainBiking The Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) is the world’s largest and fastest-growing online mountain bike channel and community – and your destination for the best mountain bike content in the world. GMBN is dedicated to inspiring and unlocking your riding potential. Our videos cater to fans of every mountain bike discipline: from mile-munching cross-country (XC) riders, through adrenaline-fuelled dirt jumpers, gravity-hungry downhillers or aspiring enduro racers, and beyond. Every day of every month, our ex-pro presenting team are on hand to entertain and inspire you while also providing a uniquely qualified insight into the world of mountain biking. Every week we deliver original daily videos that include: Adventurous and entertaining features Mountain bike skills coaching Technical advice and guidance Mechanical know-how to keep you rolling A place for the riding community with our weekly Dirt Shed Show Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: http://gmbn.eu/Canyon Nukeproof Bikes: http://gmbn.eu/nukeproof Orbea Bikes: https://gmbn.eu/Orbea Park Tool: http://gmbn.eu/ParkTool Smith Helmets & Eyewear: https://gmbn.eu/Smith Crankbrothers Pedals: http://gmbn.eu/crankbros Shimano Footwear: https://gmbn.eu/ShimanoShoes Ergon: http://gmbn.eu/ergon Vittoria Tires: https://gmbn.eu/Vittoria FSA: http://gmbn.eu/fsa Spank: https://gmbn.eu/Spank Topeak: http://gmbn.eu/topeak Garmin: https://gmbn.eu/Garmin Peaty's Products: https://gmbn.eu/Peatys Wahoo: https://gmbn.eu/WahooTraining Worx Power Tools: https://gmbn.eu/Worx CamelBak: https://gmbn.eu/CamelBak Watch our sister channels: GMBN Racing - https://gmbn.eu/GMBNracing GMBN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/gmbntech Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://www.youtube.com/embn GMBN auf Deutsch - https://www.youtube.com/c/gmbnaufdeutsch Global Cycling Network - https://www.youtube.com/gcn GCN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/gcntech GCN Racing - https://www.youtube.com/gcnracing Global Triathlon Network - https://www.youtube.com/gtn GCN Italia - https://www.youtube.com/gcnitalia GCN en Espanol - https://www.youtube.com/gcnenespanol GCN auf Deutsch - https://www.youtube.com/gcnaufdeutsch GCN en Francais - https://www.youtube.com/gcnenfrancais GCN Japan - https://www.youtube.com/gcnjapan GCN Training - https://www.youtube.com/gcntrainin