In this episode of Mountain Biking Explained, we’ll talk about what you need to know to ride your first trail. How do you find it? What do you look for? How do you keep from pissing everyone off? Watch to find out!
Previous Episode: https://youtu.be/X6J5WwllX1k?list=PL5S7V5NhM8JQoi8vhELX-9aYHmRtmCveT
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Mountain Biking Explained Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5S7V5NhM8JQoi8vhELX-9aYHmRtmCveT
All of Lisa’s Gear: https://www.sethsbikehacks.com/mountain-biking-explained/
IMBA’s trail ratings: https://www.imba.com/resources/maps/trail-difficulty-ratings
Beginner Workshop: https://www.facebook.com/events/1816541075280772
48 Comments
I see a lot of comments saying that Lisa should get out of the saddle. Yes, we know this already. Please remind yourself that she is a beginner and WE'RE NOT DONE WITH THE SERIES. So far we have covered bikes and trail rules, both of which need to be reviewed before techniques.
The workshop in the next video is all about bike control, but this is not in response to the comments. The comments are actually totally counterproductive, since Lisa is actually a real person doing this in front of an international audience of thousands of people. Cut her some slack, or don't watch.
wow. this is really REALLY beginner. Not what I was looking for, but this is great information for people!
Nice
Holy shit, I gotta write these terminologies down
Finnaly got my mountain bike for my birthday and since I can’t go to the trails I found some cool urban things to ride and I really love big drops
I would like to do mountain biking on my channel, so this video helped show me how it's done.
Being rather new to mountain biking I can sympathize with Lisa, she is my hero!
lisa is a great actor especially how she fakes the fall for demo 🙂
0:51 sees the hardtail
Ok now I get why she was nervous
I don’t know how you do it but your videos are aimed for both absolute beginners and experienced riders alike.
Hard to control a bike sitting on the saddle .
6:07 someone should tell Lisa not to stand in the middle of the trail
These are probably the most informative mountain bike videos on YouTube I've come across.. Everything is explained clearly and professionally without all the jargon that other videos seem to have. Good job!
Gosh this makes me want to do this!
Lisa got lots of natural padding for those falls.
Hey man you should revisite this gem for your begginer series. cheers
Sorry but getting of the saddle should be the FIRST lesson !! I'm telling this to my 6yo on beginning of each ride.
i wwant a mtb but my parents say you cant ride it can somoene plss help me to get 1
What happen at the end of the video Seth? Did you forget the bike??? Hahaha that's was a good one. Anyway thanks for the series, really enjoying.
I am ten and I can ride better.
Why don't you guys lower her seat post So she has more room to stand up
is it an east coast thing to through your bike? I don't through my bike and i don't know anyone who does on purpose.
Amazing video! This is exactly what beginners like me need. Someone who has the patients to help a fellow MTB rider accomplish technical trails and practice proper body positioning. Unfortunately I live in a part of the world when experienced MTB rider does not help you and intend not invite you after gauging your skills.
I highly appreciate this video. I wish there are more people other like you!
Keep up the great work!
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Your channel is the absolute best. I’m new to mountain biking and I truly appreciate your channel,. I’ve always been into road cycling but I bought a Trek Marlin 8 about a week ago and I’ve gone out on a couple of trails and it’s TOTALLY different from road cycling and I really have a lot to learn.
Hope she learned to stand up.
This is amazing
new technic – always on the seat
Fantastic video. Subscribed!
Lisa is amazing… her grit is inspiring!
You look forward to a video then you hear its American and you chuck your phone in some acid 🤢
where should you look because you wanna see what your going over but you also wanna see whats up next
I hate women so much.
why is she glued to that seat?
Thx. Very helpful
Biking is a very good exercise…take care for the ride idol watching from ksa
Thank you for sharing this video. I’m new to trail riding and it was extremely helpful for todays trail ride. Kept pedaling over rocks and tree roots was something I was focused on doing today.
On singletrack how do I select where i live by road or postcode?
I'm 13, just started mountain biking a month ago with a Cannondale mtb. I started from being a noob, but im great now. But honestly, I've only done 1 bypass this whole month. If you don't bypass, you get more confident, and you don't need to bypass to much anymore.
Lisa's seat looks very high at the end there.
what happened to this series? Would like to see Lisa's progress after 6 years.
my first trail is bobsled on mount fromme and I was riding with my friend who has been riding for 4 years and I was mostly keeping up with him (also I don't get why people find standing up so hard lol)
thanks for your videos,,,i am 58 and want start riding again,its been years,,first i will wan a entry level ike,im 6.1 there ae many trails here in bethlehem,pa old rail road trails,i dont plan doing aggressive trails…i wonder if lock in pedals are better for all round muscle use..do you have information on a good entry level bike.
Xanadu,
awesome video
This was the perfect video for me. I'm getting my first MTB soon and was kinda lost on where to start learning the basics.
Anyone watching this in 2023?
Does anybody know a decent mountian/downhill bikes for begginers with about a £350 budget?