5 Basic Skills With Leigh Donovan | MTB Skills
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- A solid foundation of basic skills is a key component of becoming a better mountain biker. Blake met up with BMX and MTB legend turned skills coach, Leigh Donovan, to see if he could learn a thing or two.
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Trackstands, lifting the front wheel as if starting a manual, separating the bike from your body, practising flat corners, and bunnyhops will all help you to learn where your bodyweight should be on the bike in various situations on the trail. Helping you become a better rider!
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Do you struggle with these skills?
Global Mountain Bike Network only the bunny hop
Dosent blake ride a dual suser
@@ojvlogs7079 Blake rides everything!
Very skilled mountain biker.
Watch one of his game of Bike with a dice, different bikes different tricks and you'll see what I mean 😁
Nope but my 12 year old daughter needs this video.
oj vlogs it’s his nukeproof scout he took to sea otter because he was racing the downhill and cross country races and didn’t want to take 2 bikes
And the Oscar for best actor goes to Blake Sampson for “Faking to be a bad MTBer”
Blakie can do fakie.
Haha so true.
@@MilatovichFamily pffffft😂😂
Being so good so you know how to properly fake it!
I wonder if she knows his videos tbh
Blake is quickly becoming my favorite person on UA-cam
Mine too! And i usually dont like anybody even if they know what they are doing..
Blake has the patience of a saint.
Kudos for Blake! Extremely skillful freerider and overall fearless jumper but the most awesomely humble and overall nice guy in this video presentation! The "Real Lesson" here is how to be humble despite all your gained capabilities already in your arsenal! You rock Blake! Showing excellent listening and attentive skills too! \m/ . . . . . . . .and full gratitude to coach Leigh Donovan! ;-)
Great vid, & excellent contribution by both to get the message across, thx! I'm a beginner at 54
This is a brilliant skills video. She does a great job of breaking everything down and tying it all together.
Love this. I'm two weeks into MTB, at age of 43. This helps a ton. Thanks for the tips
I second that, I am one week in at 40 years old, and its great!!!!!!
@@stanvag5 I don't even have one now, still stuck between should i go with fullsus or hardtail. Lol.
But i definitely will have an MTB in 2 weeks.
Need to decide soon 😁
@@fulgensnocte1936 I went to 4 bike places, checked all the options, set a budget, and went for what felt right for me. Dont overthink it!
58 year old into second week. Went to Highland Bike Park here in NH last week with my two grown sons. Two spills on turns,, no injuries. Going back this weekend. These tips should help a lot.
@@fulgensnocte1936 if you budget is light then id suggest go for hard tail cos the rest of the bike will have good specs but if you get a full sus at a low budget the money goes mostly into the sus and everything else around the bike can be much lower spec.. i had what id consider a mid range budget to buy a mtb and i just ordered a nukeproof scout expert 290 large. if i want to get a full sus in the future all i really need to do is change the frame but if i got the full sus version of my bike it would have been almost double the price just because of the frame being more expensive.
This was fantastic. Leigh is a great teacher, and Blake, what a guy playing the noob. ‘I struggle to go fast on corners’... and I, my good man am the Queen of England
Her attitude is phenomenal. Leigh, it's great that you love teaching and mountain biking sooooo much.
Leigh is an amazing rider and coach as well as being a super nice person. She spreads the stoke like no other!
Blake 'Yeah' count : 98. This man deserves a medal.
Blake is such a good sport haha. Wonder if he went 'but can you flip?' after the camera went off :D
Feels weird looking at Blake learning what he is good at... Especially after u see him bunny a fat bike super high... World record???
Seen many (many!) tutorials for manual and cornering, but this short clip has been the most useful to date.
Leigh is a firecracker! I like how she breaks down the steps and I loved how Blake did the moves incorrectly at first and then Leigh could give him tips on how to improve. That kind of teaching is super valuable to those who think they know all of this but are actually doing it wrong (I.e. me).
Nice acting Blake. Great tips, Leigh! Loved the video!
Thats what the video is about. People are missing the point in the comments
Claudiu Floroiu sadly, I felt it needed to be pointed out in my comment. :( videos like these are what GMBN was all about at the start. It’s great to see that variety in their feed. :)
I love GMBN and their videos about manualing to bunny hop however, her progression was the first drill that ever clicked. Thank you!
It's much easier to teach a guy who is already skillful, isn't it? :) If seriously, it's the best video explaining how to lift manual I've seen so far. I'm gonna try it tonight. It looks like it's explains a lot for me. Thank you so much guys! Wanna more videos like this
Awesome! Have fun and remember to cover the back brake as you can grab it if you think you are going to loop out off the back of the bike!
I was practicing this last night, so will try and bring this lesson into it too.
I also rode through some dog poop so I feel as a MTB rider I am progressing nicely.
@@Rick_Air ah, you haven't lived until you've had a rear suspension linkage jammed full of dog poo!
I am a 61 year old thrill seeker. Always loved doing dare devil stuff. But as I've aged, crashing/falling carries more serious consequences. But I LOVE mountain biking and want to improve my skills. That's why I watch as many instructional videos as I can and practice. I'm also doing two "Intro To Jumping" clinics with Leigh Donovan at Skypark, June 1 and 2.
I gotta say, Leigh Donovan is a great teacher. She breaks it down literally to the point that I can really understand. And for Blake, thank you for being considerate. This channel is great.
There is actually 6 tricks. The 6th trick that Blake is taught is the backflip over massive gap double.
Leigh is so sympathic!!! Great explanation. And Blake plays the newbie so well. Thanks a lot!!!
These two are great together. Both just super stoked about riding.
14:44 I can see a wild DODDY in the background haha
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Doddy used his Camera. It's super effective!
Wild Doddy appears
I feel like I'm pretty good with the bunny hop and the cornering skills but the comment Leigh said about bringing your hips to your handlebars was spot on! I realized how much that helps with the bunny hop that I think other people tend to forget to make mention of.
Just watched again for the third time Leigh D is so good at skills teaching and her personality is magic! Yes, Blake is awesome for sure. Leigh encourages people to enjoy biking and has an electric stoke factor. These 5 skills are so key to enjoying and safely riding the trails. Good for everyone to learn from two pros!
I'd love to be her student. I'm a noob when it comes to MTB, and watching tutorials like this, is huge help. Thank you very much for your work. Superb. Subscribed as well.
i wish i could have so wonderful teacher as Leigh Donovan. I'll go to practice bunny-hop right now)
Awesome
We want more Leigh's lessons!
The bunny hop tutorial part is a new way to learn it.
That's actually "The way we did it back in the day" because it built on other skills. A lot of riders/coaches have found that they can teach the bunny hop without teaching the manual if they use the "point the toes and lock in against the pedals" method. The new way is not all bad though. It does use less energy to perform, so you don't get tired as quickly.
It's really fun watching Blake execute the bike skills as he was told as if he is really a newbie. Knowing Blake's awesome biking skills you will understand what I meant.
Very nice tutorial, easy to follow and with measurable output
Leigh! Thank you so much! I have been trying really hard to bunny hop for months now and have watched SO many tutorials. Following your instructions I got it in only an hour of practice. Only a small hop for now, but consistently getting both wheels off the ground. Women instructors rock!
Great instruction.
She did a great job, no doubt knowing full well the ability of her “pupil”, she pulled off a great instruction for the viewer.
Her tone and presentation is confident and enthusiastic.
Thanks to both of you.
Attention: Leigh & Blake. Wonderful teamwork and video [Show-Tell-Show]. Bravo bravissimo.
blake, "i struggle going fast in corners" omg. so funny. love this video. good instruction from leigh
Super thankful for this, will try all of these, no hurry, just trying to build confidence for improvement!
Welcome to almost 17 minutes of Blake pretending to be a beginner
Yea ua-cam.com/video/prlQkmI0evk/v-deo.html
And listening to the most irritating voice on the internet........poor guy.
🤣🤣🤣epic comments
He's pretty good at pretending :)
Got to agree🤫
I wish I could that like Leigh and Blake😭😭
You guys are seriously good
follow these tips and keep practising, hopefully they help you 👍
Great vid, I've been mountain biking for 30 years, watched this, within 20 minutes of practice I can manual (not for long but getting better every day) Thank you 😀
I have watched this video so many times, this is not a video about how to MTB but, how to be humble and incredibly professional. One day Leigh will find the MTB legend that she was couching that day and, the mastery and skills that Blake is capable of. My hat to my chest as a sign of respect.
That cornering skill is worthy! Especially with the hands and letting the bike to slant and not the body is something that I will take along on my trails! Great stuff!
What a great combo. Leigh and Blake both have that energy and positivity that is infectious. Very cool.
14:09 understatement of the year! 😂😂👍🏽
"We know you know how to ride a bike very well" 😂😂 just a few tricks flying over A-Line tabletops 😉
I take home such honesty from Leigh and such humility from Blake...
This video deserves a thousand likes
It is too good to even describe how awesome Leigh Donovan and Blake and the whole GMBN crew to organise all this. Thank you a million times!
Great video, thank you. I am 45 and new to mountain biking. I love it and need to sharpen my skill. Your channel ROCKS.
Great explanations. Awesome skills coaching video!
There is so many great pointers in this video. Blake was such a good sport. I took a skills course before and this was a excellent refresh of key items to remember.
Great instruction from Leigh Donovan for learning skills OR learning to teach others! Thank you for this video GMBN!
The cornering tip is so simple yet so powerful, I can't wait to go out and try it, thank you!
That was so helpful! Brilliant teacher Leigh.
Brilliant! Love your energy young lady! Very new to this cool adventure so Thankyou!
Great video, many thanks!
Amazing video, thanks for sharing. 👍😊
Excellent instruction on some basic skills. This video is my favorite so far.
I'm trying to teach my 9yr old to bunny hop but I can't fully explain how I do it..
She thinks it's some sort of mtb witchcraft 😂
so hopfully this video will help develop her skill set, cheers gmbn 👍
wingardium leviosa!🤣 Thanks hope this video helps her! 🤟
i love this woman jst an amazing woman...she so happy doing this effortless ❤
love the passion and energy she has!
Great presentation from GMBN with two awesome people - thanks Leigh and Blake!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What an amazing instructor, so awesome you took the time to teach us something!!!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ she has so much energy!! I really enjoyed this video.
Blake is a great gentleman for having respect and acting like a neubie.. Hats off to teacher Leigh for the clear and well explanation
Leigh is always so stoked on riding, I love her enthusiasm. Great vid guys 👌🏻
Ace tutorial videos by GMBN- so well explained, with the techniques properly broken down into manageable steps, that they just inspire me to want to go out and practice the skills. thanks guys.
Leigh, I've been cycling since I could walk - but Mountain Biking is new to me and U R A BOSS!!!!!! Thanks 4 such an awesome instructional vid - can't wait to get home and practice 😀
Lets not forget she is pushin near 50! if my knees last that long, ill be happy lol
OMG, Two infectiously likable people teaching MTB skills - Heeeeeellllllpppp :)
Great stuff.
Great!!!! Thx so much! This introduction is the first which helped me to do a manual!!!
Wow Blake, such a humble person, love it😁
what a learning experience....awesome demonstration both of you. ...Thanks for sharing .. WELL DONE GUYS!!!
Fantastic basic skills training video, great teacher. Thanks for sharing Lee. Your videos rule!! All the best from Roger.
So glad I watched this vid. I always used to play around on the bike at slow speeds and remember leaning the bike over super hard but never transferred that to turning. I’ve ALWAYS struggled turning and feeling comfortable at high speeds. I taught myself to look way out ahead which tends to help me make turns at speed but I’ve always kept level pedals and just tried to get low. As soon as she said weight that outside pedal and lean the bike not your body it just clicked for me! Thanks!
This is one of the best instructional videos I found - thanks a million!
So GREAT video! I am impressed!
One thing I notice is how good it is to see different approaches from different teachers to these skills. Very good way to learn these skills. And not as a newcomer to mountain biking but as a "comebacker" after been riding allot as a kid and coming back to the sport as an adult this is really good and I find myself always doing these things again and again in front of my house just to cement it into my bones. And seeing different approaches really helps.
Probs the best skills drills videos I’ve seen. Thanks she’s an ace teacher. Girl power ✌️
Very helpful! Thanks
Learning to bunnyhop is next on my list so this is useful!
Started riding last October, and that improved learning to manual-got the wheel up higher. Thanks.
Great video! I’m just getting back on the MTB since really loving it in the 90s while living in WV! Great video, love the break downs on the movements. Just loving being back on a bike in the woods!
Wow! Impressive! Great teacher!!!
Wow many thank , i have learned alot.
wow, I learn so much thank you
en serio, qué explicación tan clara y precisa, excelente video
This is a great video for beginners. Thank you!
Thanks! For this.
Thx for the corners tips !!
Nothing is more wholesome than watching a pro teach another pro how to do the basics 😂 amazing content!
Bike and Body Separation = Crashing , love that answer from Blake :) . Very helpful video from a good teacher and a best noobie.
Very good video! Leigh has an unique energy and it is very funny to see how Blake plays the role of a beginner. I also found very helpful the way she explains the body movement when executing a bunny hop. Thanks guys!
love the energy of this video :)
Greatest skill session ever. 👍👍
Blake was such a gentleman.. bravo!
Top teaching.
Great video. It was very helpful.
I like her attention to detail, very helpful video!
Probably one of the best intro to manual and bunny hop videos I've seen... and I've probably watched 500 manual and bunny hop videos
Good stuff, thanks guys
I knew it! I always thought that the most basic skills include trackstand and the manual. Thanks for this video.
Great bunny hop explanation/demonstration