10 Essential MTB Skills for Beginners

Published on April 4th 2024

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Whether you've just started mountain or have been riding for a few years, there's always room for improvement. Neil Donoghue has a great list of basic skills to learn/improve on that will help you take your riding to the next level. You will learn braking techniques, how to read the trail and slow-speed bike control, all these skills will help you ride faster and safer which is what we all want! ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 0:00 - Welcome To Another GMBN How To! 0:27 - How To Improve Your Balance On A MTB 1:06 - How To Improve Your Range Of Motion On A MTB 2:15 - How To Track Stand On A MTB 2:43 - How To Improve Your Braking On A MTB 5:35 - How To Use Your Arms & Legs When Riding 6:21 - How To Shift Gears On A MTB 7:12 - How To Improve Your Climbing On A MTB 7:52 - How To Lift Your Wheels On A MTB 8:59 - How To Pick Lines On A MTB 9:57 - How To Pump On The Trail Useful Links: 🛍 GMBN Merch Store 👉 https://gmbn.eu/gmbnshop 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 What do you have to improve in your riding? Let us know in the comments! 👇 Watch more on GMBN... 📹 Can A Mountain Biker Ride BMX | Blake's Race Day 👉 youtu.be/O0kRZ7yCnZU 📹 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 🎵 Blessmillah - HATAMITSUNAMI It's Comin' - HATAMITSUNAMI Loving You Is the Vibe - baegel So They Say (Jobii Remix) - Vendla Stereo Sunrise - Rebecca Mardal #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. 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 Propain Bikes: https://gmbn.eu/Propain 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 Reynolds wheels: https://gmbn.eu/Reynolds FSA: http://gmbn.eu/fsa Topeak: http://gmbn.eu/topeak Garmin: https://gmbn.eu/Garmin Peaty's Products: https://gmbn.eu/Peatys Worx Power Tools: https://gmbn.eu/Worx CamelBak: https://gmbn.eu/CamelBak Watch our sister channels: GMBN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/gmbntech Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://www.youtube.com/embn GMBN Racing - https://gmbn.eu/GMBNracing 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 Training - https://www.youtube.com/gcntrainin