'What Does Any Of This Mean?' | Mountain Bike Tech Terms & Jargon Every MTB Rider Should Know!

Published on October 25th 2020

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Mountain biking has its own language and, like anything, the deeper you go the more crazy and confusing it can become! As a beginner, it can be hard to understand some of the fundamental MTB terms and types. In this video, Doddy helps explain almost all the MTB tech phrases. From the types of bike: XC (Cross Country), DH (Downhill), All-Mountain (Enduro) to the acronyms such as TPI and SPD. - If you like mountain bikes then this is the perfect lesson for you! In association with Shimano. - https://www.shimano.com/en/ Subscribe to GMBN Tech: http://gmbn.tech/subscribetogmbntech Pick up official GMBN merch 👉 https://gmbn.tech/x2 Follow us on Instagram or Facebook! @gmbntech Sign up to the GMBN newsletter: https://gmbn.eu/newsletter Please submit your content to our uploader: https://upload.gmbn.com/tech we love to check out what you have been up to and may feature it on the show! Watch more on GMBN Tech... 📹 How To True Disk Rotor - https://gmbn.tech/TrueDiskRotor 📹 Editors Choice - https://gmbn.tech/editorschoice Watch more on GMBN... https://gmbn.eu/historyofMTB 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound Beat Street - V.V. Campos It Was Never Enough - Sunbreak Nocturnal Jam - Sarah, the Illstrumentalist Sanity Check - Rascal Genius Slave 2 the Beat - Rascal Genius Spinning the Wheels - Dusty Decks #GMBNTech #GMBN #MountainBiking #MountainBike #MTB #BikeLife #Cycling Brought to you by the Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN), GMBN Tech delves deeper into the bikes, kit and technology that powers your rides! Our mission is to help you discover, dial-in, and get the best from the latest cutting edge bikes and technology available. If it’s off-road tech you’re after, look no further! The weekly GMBN Tech Show showcases the latest and biggest tech stories, with more besides. Fancy some factory tours and first looks to keep you informed of how the latest tech has arrived, as well as what they do on the trail? You’ve got it. Want some in-depth maintenance videos give you the knowledge to set up, look after and upgrade what you’ve got? Yep, we’ve got them, too. Lots of ‘em. In fact, our presenting team consists of bike industry professionals with decades of experience of wrenching, writing, and working at the cutting edge of mountain biking so we can keep you informed, entertained and engaged with all the tech that drives mountain bikes forwards! Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: http://gmbn.eu/Canyon Nukeproof Bikes: http://gmbn.eu/nukeproof Pole Bikes: https://gmbn.eu/PoleBicycles Park Tool: http://gmbn.eu/ParkTool POC helmets and eyewear: http://gmbn.eu/POCsports crankbrothers pedals: http://gmbn.eu/crankbros Ergon: http://gmbn.eu/ergon Vittoria Tires: https://gmbn.eu/Vittoria FSA: http://gmbn.eu/fsa e*thirteen: https://gmbn.eu/EThirteen Topeak: http://gmbn.eu/topeak Garmin: https://gmbn.eu/Garmin Muc-Off: https://gmbn.eu/Muc-Off Mavic Wheels: https://gmbn.eu/Mavic crankbrothers seatposts: http://gmbn.eu/8b Komoot: https://gmbn.eu/Komoot Facebook - http://gmbn.tech/gmbntechfb Instagram - http://gmbn.tech/gmbntechinsta Twitter - http://gmbn.tech/gmbntechtwitte