These episodes should be called "Blake knows"....Blake advice is always sounds solid..thanks for the tips...cheers
@gmbn
Жыл бұрын
Great suggestion! 😂 Thanks for the support! 🤘
@migatron1
Жыл бұрын
The thing that's always fascinated me about Blake is that he can mess things up, on purpose! just so you don't have to, and still ends up looking better than most people who think they know what they're doing while he's doing it!!
@dimitrisdoumarapis3326
Жыл бұрын
Spot on! I wish I could jump like this even if I was stiff or doing it wrong 😂😂
@bulletproof4716
Жыл бұрын
Just started mountain biking a few weeks ago on some very light trails and found it totally different from street riding. I'm no where near ready to attempt any drops till I get experience and confidence
@JoeIsCrazyWillman
8 күн бұрын
Doing curbs and short loading docks (Like at my old elementary school) are good practice areas in urban riding that can be taken to the trail
@sherierowlands1418
Жыл бұрын
Blake is the best from gmbn for explaining things with a bit of comedy, love it!❤️
@82tonypr
Жыл бұрын
Saving this for the riding season. I just started mountain biking last year, and haven't really done any drops yet. But Drops and Jumps are what I want to conquer this year! And, as always, Blake is a Beautiful Person!
@tonysadler5290
10 күн бұрын
Best advice is get some coaching - best money you'll spend, it saves crashes, ripped cloths and skin. Look up " How to Bike" with Ben Cathro from Pinkbike. He ha 3 seasons, each with about 8 episodes taking you from beginner through to advanced. All the best. Regards Tony Sadler South Wales uk 🏴
@jokermtb
Жыл бұрын
That high speed OTB example is so outrageously painful !!!! Omg
@Garrison64
Жыл бұрын
1st mistake for a lot of people, trying it in the first place. Too many people get ahead of themselves when Mtn Biking and try things like drop offs before they even have the basics down usually because a friend talked them into it. My boss at work hurt himself pretty badly trying to jump over a log as a beginner rider.
@JoeIsCrazyWillman
8 күн бұрын
Another problem with beginners is many jump straight into using clips, and then they build really bad habits of just pulling with their feet on everything instead of utilizing proper forms, and then when a less than ideal situation comes up, not only do they goof because they don't have the correct skill, but they can't get off the bike either and have an even worse crash than they would have with flats.
@DieterVanHolder
Жыл бұрын
Good to be aware of the dominant pulling arm when getting stiff... 😄
@SEKTAMTB
Жыл бұрын
The dead sailor has never looked so styled 👌 I don't make mistakes on these drops cos it's getting the bike to go off the edge in the first place that I have issues with 🤣🤣🤣
@Cit9y
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video Blake, I came off last February on the drop at FOD on the GBU line and that was purely going too slow, a week in hospital with a smashed clavicle, broken ribs and a collapsed lung has taught me to go FASTER 😂😂
@prawnis
Жыл бұрын
ouch gl man
@teamrders3145
Жыл бұрын
In my opinion, scrubbing prevents 100% the dead sailor, but first, as you said, being relaxed is key.
@rosshamilton2555
Ай бұрын
Solid tips but i like the tip the Joy of Bike guys give to stay hinged with your body, as well as centred.
@junka1975
Жыл бұрын
Blake definitely knows how to explain things.
@annaharpley1673
Жыл бұрын
thanks heaps blake/anonimous cameraman iv been working up to a big 14 metre drop step down thing all the best
@natrist5331
Жыл бұрын
Thank's Blake ! I usually don't watch this kind of content but I haven't been hitting jumps lately and on my last ride I went for some, but I pulled harder with my dominent arm than the other many times, which isn't ideal as you said so your tips really helped me, thank's !
@paulsweet6235
Жыл бұрын
Blake is awesome at explaining the techniques and keeping it simple 😀
@jordanjudice4504
Жыл бұрын
Rolling up with a Barney colored purple and green bike is a great example of rule number one lol
@MaxWoudenberg
11 ай бұрын
As a starting mountainbiker I could really use this video, thanks!
@n1gh7m4re
Жыл бұрын
That's 2nd crash clip is brutal.
@noodlzthesouthernpolarbear7293
Жыл бұрын
Leaning back is old school shore thinking where you dropped a bike with an 8.5 kg front end from an almost stand still
@anitalandkroon
Жыл бұрын
Great video 😃 it's not only the drop but it's also steep after the drop 😳😳 these drops are intimidating 😳😳 i'm doing the little drops 😃😃
@DanielMores
Жыл бұрын
You have such a wholesome way of explaining things .... I like listening to you 🙂
@isaacbrook3386
Жыл бұрын
This is so easy to understand other videos I've seen are so hard to understand but this clarifies everything thanks
@gmbn
Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@alf3071
Жыл бұрын
yea the leaning to the back was my problem
@fizgigtiznalkie
Жыл бұрын
The literal chicken sign for the ramp side LOL.
@InjusticeHater
Жыл бұрын
still looks scary high for me. ;D perhaps i should finally switch from my XC ht (cube attention sl 2016) to a trail ht. On rougher "trailier" or descent parts I always think I am going over the bars.
@Montytobin
Жыл бұрын
at windhill yesterday, such a good experience!
@dimitrisdoumarapis3326
Жыл бұрын
Mate these are all the mistakes that I make ALL the time. Thankfully someone is looking down on me and I haven’t crashed yet. That dead sailor describes me perfectly. I try and find a small section and just session it over and over in order to build my confidence. It is when I am gaining a bit of height, and by height I mean a couple of inches that I go all stiff and start pulling on my handlebars.
@fearless144
Жыл бұрын
Leaning off the back is not so good when it comes to drops, what Blake is saying it should be 50 - 50 some weight at the front of the bike as well as some on the back. When it comes to the bike 🚲 your like the balancing scale ⚖️ the rider. Amazing tips once again Blake 👏💯.
@lonnystevens5506
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Blake. Most of your videos are really helpful. Keep them coming.
@epoymtb15
Жыл бұрын
Thanks bud🤙🙌
@willbostonehouse4713
Жыл бұрын
Awesome as always blake
@jeremiemcclean1635
Жыл бұрын
Great early season reminders Blake
@gmbn
Жыл бұрын
Glad you found this one useful! We're so stoked for the MTB season to get underway!
@carlosj.ortizbernal2010
Жыл бұрын
Enjoying every Blake vids. Thanks
@gmbn
Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching! 🤘
@tpotturner101
Жыл бұрын
I love the way you pronounce off as orf 😁 very helpful tips 👌
@hallstewart
Жыл бұрын
Biggest problem I make is having my back foot slightly dropped which sends me sideways. The biggest help was quickly weighting and then unweighting at the lip. But I can’t say I’m confident at drops!!
@pokeypaul78
Жыл бұрын
I liked it because I simply like how Blake presents. Still a little confused though that we aren't supposed to pull on the bars to avoid a dead sailor but we are supposed to pull on the bars so the front wheel doesn't fade away too fast?!
@frog-spit-182
Жыл бұрын
Yeah that threw me off too. Most other vids I've seen suggest pushing the bike forward when going off the edge, not pulling up. I assume that is what he meant or maybe I'm just missing something.
@dimitrisdoumarapis3326
Жыл бұрын
I think what he means is, give the bike a little pump just before you hit the drop, that will make the bike naturally lift a bit at the front and not nose dive. I might be wrong though!
@markyp1965
Жыл бұрын
Need to get back to Windhill, not been for over three years!
@plainuser48596
Жыл бұрын
One thing to note, if the drop has a slight lip or some log or anything at the end that might bump your wheel up, one should unweight the whole bike when transitioning over it, otherwise it will be otb.. Jeff Lenosky has good video explaining it
@TheButlerNZ
Жыл бұрын
ooo yeah... did that on a dirt mound on my YZ250.. the lip kicked the back end up and out.. I ended up doing a donkey kick in the air and landing sideways wheels 1st and on my hip.. only to bounce about 1m into the air and over the bike. (back when I was a little more bullet proof). Somehow I made it to 40 (well a week b4) before I made my 1st visit to A&E.
@kosta9895
Жыл бұрын
Great explanation. What I noticed is, sealant leaking on back wheel. Other than that, fantastic content....
@alfoelad
Жыл бұрын
my tip: if possible - jump off the drop by foot. it give the air time feeling.
@nickbryant2318
Жыл бұрын
I remember my first time at the park. Tried the drop lines. 2ft was chill, 4ft was fun. After the 6ft drop I said alright that's my limit
@TheButlerNZ
Жыл бұрын
Biggest I've done was about 8ft... to flat... on a motor bike... by accident... Luckily I caught a branch and it bent with me landing me on my feet perfectly on the track below (unlike the bike that landed rear guard 1st after a nose over. 3ft is about it for me... but that's to near flat.. and I'm 54
@gmbn
Жыл бұрын
Yeah they're some big jumps, that's for sure! 😅
@jontodt6959
Жыл бұрын
Noob here doing droplets for now.
@MTB_Nephi
Жыл бұрын
Muscular imbalance is a problem.
@deividas_kimontas
Жыл бұрын
I use to be a dead sailor! 😅
@SubversionGarage
Жыл бұрын
I just want to hit all three drops like steps at .37!
@gertjanx5205
Жыл бұрын
I always like the gmbn video's!! Very relaxing...good tips and technics. Good job Blake!!!👊 Btw....where is this and is it allowed for everyone to bike there?
@pouertiyljljafhfd7240
10 ай бұрын
Hey ! Thanks for all your videos, always informative and funny. Bumped into this one since i am trying to understand a massive crash that i took 2 weeks ago on a similar drop in the forest. Drop did not feel that big, still ended up going OTB. Think I did a combination of pulling the bars, not enough speed, bad commitment. Ended up with a trip to ER and a AC joint separation grade 3. Feeling extremely depressed since then, at the bottom of a very deep hole. Doctors say no surgery is needed. Will have to wait for it to heal, with some heavy PT and a permanent bump on the shoulder. Not sure i will ever mtb again, body took a big hit but also the mind. Anyone here suffered such an injury ? Any story, feedback on healing process ? I am 40M. Peace everyone.
@gabeeatsgrapes1880
Жыл бұрын
No, im not, im infallible like a renaissance pope.
@garryhaines3066
Жыл бұрын
Great vid and always great tips……see your wearing the Amazon glasses?
@rorixaviertolentino3610
Жыл бұрын
Blake is an EVA fan
@witu123
Жыл бұрын
I love this guy😀 I watch your channel thanks to Blake💪🏻. Blake you make me want to jump on my bike like crazy🤪 but that would break 🙈 Please if possible advise tall and heavy guys like me (194cm and 120-125kg without fat🙈) on buying a bike to be used for some jumping but mostly enduro and trials. Full suspension? hard tail? I'm thinking of buying a Specialized Stumpjumper Comp or Enduro. I know you don't use Specialized, so I'm asking for some other good recommendation. Specialized just has a store close by and I have an old one. I am open to any other company. Thank you very much.
@suspicioustumbleweed4760
Жыл бұрын
Biggest mtb drop off was me having a kid and gaining 60 pounds. I don’t even fit in my gmbn jersey.
@mads_ittmann1823
Жыл бұрын
I really love these glasses Blake. Do they also change colour when it's bright out? 😂 BTW: I saw the video where you bought stuff from amazon.
@TheButlerNZ
Жыл бұрын
Ever tried Amber lenses? Go spend $3 at the local hardware store and get a pair of amber safety glasses then ride on your favourite section of track that duck in and out of sun and trees... if you've never worn amber lenses you may be a little surprised at how they TURN ON the light in forest sections... and safety glasses are cheap.. and don't break as easy as sunglasses... I use them for winter as well.. no dust/bugs in the eyes but I can still see in the shadows (better than clear lenses). well worth $3 just to hear everyone you get to try them when they put them on in the shade... bizarre but it basically filters out "blue" darker light (short explanation of a loooong reason)
@phil5073
13 күн бұрын
2:16 😂
@bobothericefarmer1878
Жыл бұрын
My frnd tried to do a drop and he did one of those dual wheel hop ended up doing it after the drop and crashing
@averst69
Жыл бұрын
Isn't riding "the chicken" a way to gain confidence and proper technique?
@johnjacobs4625
Жыл бұрын
My rigid doesn't like drops....I have to "FLOAT" it over them. 👻
@ryanchoi6709
8 ай бұрын
2:16 💀
@grounddodger3212
Жыл бұрын
So question on this (though not entirely on just drops); let's say you are popping the drop, or a step down, similar to a shallow take off from a jump, how do you not pull on the bars? As you push through your legs at some point you reach max extension on your arms. I find I have the same problem on step downs as jumps as drops, in that if I have to add any amount of pop, even though I am pushing through my legs, I go dead sailor and turn in one direction (usually left). So how can you pre-load with sort of hitting that point when it's a shallow take off? Normally drops are fine if there's no distance, but where I am sometimes drops or step downs don't have enough run in to hit like a normal drop and require some amount of preload but I do find I am dead sailoring a lot....
@alanmartinezrodriguez884
Жыл бұрын
Man...how do I do it in the end? (Beginner here) should I lift the front wheel or not before dropping? And how? Should I use the manual technique to lift it or just use the strenght of my arms? They make it seem so simple but reality is so scary. Seeing this videos, sometimes it feels like They're not doing anything. Just going fast and thats it, they drop perfectly. In my mind, if I just rely on speed, and do nothing else, I go nose diving everytime lol.
@ariijas5956
Жыл бұрын
I've been training with smaller (beginner) drops since last year, and what I've noticed that works, is that you should push your bars forward just when the front wheel is coming off the edge. This will shift you weight backwards and unweight the front wheel, preventing it from dropping. Of course you will need to have enough speed as stated in the video. When you add even more speed, you might not need to do must as the speed already unweights your front wheel enough. But that might require too much speed for your landing. You might have a corner waiting for you. So by unweighting the front wheel by pushing the bars, allows you to have slower speeds (but not too low!).
@alanmartinezrodriguez884
Жыл бұрын
@@ariijas5956 clear as water my friend, thank you very much. I'll give it a try!
@Hubertalcala
Жыл бұрын
New to the sports here. So how does the feet stays on the pedals? TIA
@cya442
Жыл бұрын
I have that same question. Haven't seen a good answer to it yet.
@andylanigan5267
Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure the chicken sign is helpful
@noelmarte2835
Жыл бұрын
💯💯💯💯
@andy00grant
Жыл бұрын
Do kerbs count as drop offs?
@gabeeatsgrapes1880
Жыл бұрын
curbs do! they are great for practicing correct technique, you can find big curbs and other similar curb like features around where you live that are great for practicing.
@gmbn
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely! You can find some massive curbs around your local town!
@alexh.4068
Жыл бұрын
This might be the most confusing drop tips video ever lol
@m4tzeeh
Жыл бұрын
I'm still new to mountainbiking! Am I supposed to wear special pants with cushion for short 1-3 hour rides? I just wear my casual outdoor jeans/other pants and my butt hurts for 3-5 days after riding, any tips would be appreciated 😢
@TheButlerNZ
Жыл бұрын
Check with your local bike shop about your seat and body position. Special pants are for special people... Most of us just wear... pants Being an Italian (Sorasio) for that long does seem a little extreme.. I'm usually a little tender for a day... getting off the seat as much as possible to get the blood flowing helps. If you stay sat, you cut circulation, hilarity ensues. I sometimes shift my weight so the seat is under one leg rather than in the middle when on flat boring sections. I did a ride once in Wellington New Zealand on road/gravel with an old hard tail... 10 k up to a summit we camped then next morning rode through an old rail tunnel... to continue a 75ish kilometer ride... As I entered the tunnel I stood up... and broke the seat bolt.... I did the rest of the ride with the seat perched on the post, and basically rode side saddle... I was DEFINATELY Sorasio for days after that!.
@michaelrodgers5105
Жыл бұрын
I have never liked drops. I like spotting my landing.
@cleggycyclist
Жыл бұрын
"follow a local" local rides off in to the distance long before you reach the drop
@TheButlerNZ
Жыл бұрын
Local rides into a tree followed by sucker that thought a local knows what he's doing!. I always said to my mates when riding trail bikes... "Don't follow me. I take stupid lines but will usually make it out... You won't"
@jormateras9298
Жыл бұрын
There is an easy way to avoid doing anything wrong: don't ever do drops. As an old and scared old man I just ride past the drops.
@TheButlerNZ
Жыл бұрын
How old is old (all is relative... especially if your related to it)... I did my 1st 1m drop (previously hadn't gone past axle height) when I was around 50.... and I did a video of it. Overbikeing helps...
@19skiper89
Жыл бұрын
Did the yellow bike guy survive?
@VelkePivo
Жыл бұрын
Sure looks like you pulled up on the bars on the last drop…
@pushpopaddict
Жыл бұрын
So you all think blake has the best tutorial.
@MartinDoms
Жыл бұрын
Is that guy on the yellow bike ok? 😬
@bikesaya855
Жыл бұрын
Bikesaya💪
@Nardexmtb_walk
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your explanation very helpful to me
@PhilippSchaefer-nl4xh
Жыл бұрын
WHAT ORBEA BIKE IS THAT ?
@woutervanteerling
Жыл бұрын
Big thing we mis: I personally would say thats how you should ride drops: no pulling, no hanging on the back, no pushing, no lifing, just compress and let the decompress of the bike make you take the drop nice and steady.
Жыл бұрын
so, "speed is key, but confidence is key...er"
@goingbonzo5923
Жыл бұрын
That's a cheeky looking bike Blake. Good advice especially the don't pull on the bars. 👍
@rikk989
4 ай бұрын
This is one of my top MTB channels and another great video. Well done!
@kjracz15
Жыл бұрын
So... that pair of glasses was the only thing worth using from those amazon purchases? Got it. 😆
@renem2257
Жыл бұрын
Cool
@mattwasMTB
Жыл бұрын
I love Blake's interpretation of the dead sailor! :D
@TheButlerNZ
Жыл бұрын
When I do doubles.. a Sailor Dies!
@TheButlerNZ
Жыл бұрын
@@Alan-75 I found pulling the bike up under me when in the air helped lessen my habit of killing sailors.. I don't do doubles.
@jakemtb1874
Жыл бұрын
what is the speed for the big drop option im guessing trail speed and a couple of cranks
@gagegreen7798
Жыл бұрын
Love the old footage of seth!!
@dsanchez9703
Жыл бұрын
Mountain Biking rocks!
@toxicmale1744
Жыл бұрын
In Blake we trust.
@augustoespinal57
Жыл бұрын
Excellent videos like always 🔥🔥
@gmbn
Жыл бұрын
Appreciate it! 🤘
@BattleMouse
Жыл бұрын
2:15 That noise!!!!!!
@TheButlerNZ
Жыл бұрын
I'll see your 2:15 and raise you a 3:30
@bugsboo1490
5 ай бұрын
I’ve gotta say you guys make the most annoying videos and never actually explain any good technique.
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