Mountain biking is great fun, but many people make mistakes and do the wrong things when they are getting started riding. In this video, Blake Samson and Neil Donoghue show you 5 things that a lot of people make when they start MTB.
โฐ Time Stamps ๐
00:00 – Intro
00:08 – Buying Expensive Kit
01:20 – Forgetting Food And Drink
01:59 – Biting Off More Than You Can Chew
02:45 – Riding Too Far
03:31 – Riding Position
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37 Comments
Whatโs the biggest mistake youโve made? Have you made any of these mistakes?
braked straight before a jump
Shoes and shorts/pants is definetely worth the money!
I started with a $300 Kona Shred from 2011 last year to figure out if I really liked mountain biking. I figured out I do, now I'm going to invest in a more modern (but still probably not brand new) hardtail.
The biggest mistake is getting into cycling, both road and MTB. AA and rehab exist for substance abuse. But there's no structure for gear acquisition syndrome GAS๐
Thanks for the info! I'm new to mountain biking and would like your opinion on 29 inch wheels VS 27.5 inch wheels (i'm a short woman at 5' 3") The bike i'm looking at getting the specialized expert with 29 inch wheels.
Work is shit. New bikes are manufactured every day. Most of them aren't even appreciated. Do a favor for the fatigued factory worker in East Asia: ride your bike to bits. Like when I took my bike to the yearly maintenance, I wondered, how did that one happen, like the front axle had to be replaced.
First of all what is a kit and what are trainers??
Are you telling me that you guys hire trainers!?
I don't think they have those in the u.s.a. I've never heard of a bicycle trainer
But if you stop, how do you stand? I'm used to riding a grandma bike so I'm used to sitting on the saddle.
I didn't realize 30km was an average ride
La fenasosaaโค
Is 30km an average bike ride ? Cause for me its a big one
Got i!!! So go out and spend 14k $$ Canadian on an Orbea mountain bike!!!
Im happy with my aluminium full suspension with decent gear
Biggest mistake was going clipless as a beginner. Totally not worth it. Go flat pedals for security, confidence, and better bike skills ๐ฒ
Excuse me suspension has computers now?
that paint job is sick tho…
forgetting water and snacks, and no local stores around is the worst thing ever!!!
My biggest mistakes have been overthinking and overanalysing riding techniques and skills. Watching too many "how to" videos. While the videos all have a place and can be useful, I have found that letting your natural abilities and instincts run the riding sometimes leads to better progression. Another mistake has also been watching too many "Fail" videos. These just lead to more overthinking than necessary, so I have stopped watching them. I still over think, that's just my nature, but I'm discovering that just getting on with the riding is leading to good progression. I'm nearing 60 so never too old to learn either. My worst mistake always is letting my enthusiasm exceed my skill level.
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the biggest mistake was riding a BMX in the woods ๐คฃ
one time i turned to hard
My biggest mistake happened yesterday When i was casually biking in Puijo and my phone died and i got bit of a lost in the forest on too hard downhill trail
If you ever find yourself in Florida, stop by Santos mountain biking trails. Best in the Sunshine State. I'm from Tallahassee, and we also have some pretty good trails. Just hit one of them, Redbug, yesterday.
"Don't ride too far"
I once rode a mountain bike 336 miles away from home on long technical rocky mountain trails. It's called "bikepacking". Plus I've been riding for 20 years.
My biggest mistake was not cutting my 800 mm wide bars down , I only realised my mistake as I sailed over the bars after clipping a lamppost whilst doing a bit of urban downhill
My biggest mistake was when first learning to jump, I was looking down to see how high I was going, rather than looking at my landing. It's easier than you think to break a collarbone!
He picked that paint job?
what does he mean by trainers
My biggest mistake was going on a red tech trail on my first day riding an MTB, crashed because i couldn't slow down, i was on a steep hill with two consecutive drops then a corner
My biggest mistake was buying a loooow end MTB bike. That junk is annoying…but… On the other hand I rode it for the first time a year after I bought it so๐ Once I kill it and learn this and that I'm gonna get a proper bike…
I have a hardtail bike. Good enough?
My biggest mistake was watching this video
i crashed as a begginer breaking my collarbone and part of my spine
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