Starting out in mountain biking can seem daunting, everything you’ve seen on camera seems much bigger in person. But fear not! Blake Samson is here to help. Blake covers the best places to start riding to build your skills and how to slowly progress onto different trails. He also covers the ins and outs of trail difficulty grading and what to expect on your first bike park visit.
⏱ Timestamps ⏱
0:00 – Welcome Back You Beautiful People!
0:28 – Where To Start | Bridleways & Fire Roads
1:28 – The Next Step | Trail Centres & Bike Park
2:47 – Trail Grading | Green Trails
3:23 – Trail Grading | Blue Trails
4:16 – Other Types Of Trails
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22 Comments
banger
First time being your fourth coment
What is the name of your favourite trail? Let us know in the comments below! 👇
banger as always! always eat a nice dinner while watching gmbn! ♥
Good video…however…this video shines a light on almost all "mountain biking" videos that talk about "trail riding". When I hear "trail riding" I envision my local trails here in Pennsylvania USA, they're full of roots and rocks plus none of them are flat or just descending, you're always going up and down. Every trail is multi use and multi directional single track so depending on where you're at and which trail you're on you can come across wildlife, downed trees, plus hikers, families with a dog, and horses all going in either direction. I've found that most "mountain biking" videos are bike park videos.
You guys have some awesome looking trails. So jealous. In my town we have a multi use single track park that is poorly designed. Better than no park though.
I used to prefer trail centres over bike parks and still do but as i get older i use parks now as i can use uplifts. If i could afford an ebike i would ride trail centres more than parks.. I also prefer tech over jumps.
I only live a few miles from Steve Peat's sleep city bike park, so I'm going to give that a try now I've got my first e-vitus electric mountain bike 😊
Megavalanche ofc
The green/blue trail at Brechfa Forest is a great introduction.
Blake do you still have your Nukeproof? Just wondering if you still ever ride it off camera?
Never ridden a trail centre or bike park and still enjoy. Myself on carved out roads in the woods. MTB is massive where I live in Livorno, but it’s just not catered for, so local riders make their own trails. There’s a great camaraderie though, we all just enjoy riding.
The two wooden structures look a bit creepy.
im pretty out of shape. this gives me confidence ! 🙂 thankyou.
Too many favourite trails in Scotland! 😂 Best trails for beginners in central Scotland – Callendar Estate in Falkirk, has cafe, bike hire and repair, small skills area and very easy to get to green and blue trails recommended! 😁
Who else thought they had a crack in the screen when he was talking about the trailmap apps
Keep it bright! Just get out there and have a go. The most important thing is to keep getting on the bike and having a blast.
35 years in and still absolutely loving it.
Cheers for the great channel folks. You do so much for the MTB community.
Blake really is wasted on this channel!
I would say any trail that has doggie poop bag dispensers every hundred feet should be perfect.
My favorite trails are in the mountains where you don’t see anyone
Carbon County, Pennsylvania. We ride trails carved by 19th-century coal miners. Often what one might call a religious experience. 😉😬😆
green trails in my area have ramps, drops, berns, and pretty nasty rock gardens. pretty sure they should be red or at least blue. that blue trail looked very easy in comparison😅