Motocross Vs Mountain Biking! What's Harder?
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- čas přidán 10. 02. 2023
- Motocross is a crazy, fuel-filled wild ride that a lot of us mountain bikers including Rich Payne himself have either tried at some point, ride as well as their MTB or watch online, but just how hard is it and can it really be harder than DH mountain biking!?
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Which sport do you think is the hardest? Can you think of any harder sports? Let us know down below! 👇
The sport you're more competitive in is the sport that's harder. What makes a sport hard, aside from the physical factor, is how hard you're pushing it and what you want to accomplish in the sport. At least that's how I think about it 🤙
I think moto x compared to dh is too differant dh to enduro is more similar give Billy Bolt a call Riche he,s pretty handy on the mtb to , i think i said this before i reckon you would be better on a two stroke rich feels more like a mtb when you back of the throttle none of that engine braking .
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bmx vs mtb vs motox whats harder? the answer is yes.
Love the video! Though I think it is an unfair comparison. MX boys aren't used to trees and tight spaces :) Find a FIM EnduroGP racer and than compare :) Overall, the biggest factor that can't compare here is time. MX is 45min race, DH is way less. Overall I think one sport compliments another very well in terms of training, no mater which one you race at.
I raced amateur MX years back and now I do MTB. Tommy's comment about the crash is spot on. Here's how I compare crashing in both:
When you crash on a motorcycle, you think "Ok, this is going to hurt. If I push the bike away now, I may be able to avoid that rock. Then, just as I'm about to hit the ground, I'll tuck to the right and hit with my helmet first while holding my arms in...".
When you crash on a bicycle, you think "Oh sh*t!".
Speed to react is different :)
I think its because the moto handles so good and when you fk up you have more time to ride it out or bail were as the mtb the bike can be spat out behind you in a second sure the new bikes are way better but it still happens super fast ie you go from the front sliding just a bit to a lot and eating dirt .
Crashing definitely goes to moto.
A friend who led trips for Rim Tours in Moab also rode moto all over the area. He was equally skilled in both. But he happened to add, "When you crash on your mountain bike, it hurts. When you crash on a moto, you're breaking bones and calling SAR!"
@@dudeonbike800 When I last crashed my YZ it hurt... A month later when I finally went to A&E I had smashed my wrist and broken the bottom of my radius off diagnally through to the centre of my wrist.
Doctor - "Are you in any pain"
Me - "Meh..."
Haven't really crashed the MTB yet (at least nothing an ex trailbiker considers crashing)
@@TheButlerNZ Ouch!
There's something about the old school bikes & mountain bikes that were able to inflict some pretty good pain. I landed on my face jumping as a kid. Amazed I didn't break anything, especially my neck. And a former colleague did just that 30 years ago and is a quadriplegic today unfortunately.
But "Friday Fails" on Pink Bike show how kids today do a FINE job almost killing themselves on current design mountain bikes. Go big enough and the consequences get severe!
But I'm too old for that foolishness today. Wanna live to ride another day!
Would love to see a Enduro vs Enduro comparison.
MX vs Downhill is just so different. Still interesting though
Enduro on MTB and Enduro on bikes are also too different. With bikes you usualy go uphill on MTB you usualy go downhill
This makes way more sense. MX racing is one of the most physically demanding sports you can do because the limiting factor at almost junctures of the race is your physical ability, the bike has far more power than you do and the track has enough traction to facilitate it.
Enduro however features tracks that the limit is your skill more frequently than your physical abilities. The track only allows you to apply so much before the ability to negotiate the next feature is limiting. This is why 450's don't often feature in enduro racing because the lightweight and fast response of a 300 is more useful.
For a skilled rider, the MX course will accommodate any effort you can muster across almost all your body. DH or Enduro or XC on a bike however will be much more limited by your legs and lungs.
MX is for sure harder if you have the skill. The only thing I have found as exhausting is snowmobiling which is similar in the sense that the machine has far more capability than you do and will literally max whatever you got and then some assuming you don't crash.
@@NONO-hz4vo I think mx is harder but I ride way more on mtb. I also do MMA and I will say MMA has all of this shit beat especially if your going against someone that's really close to your same skill .
@rickywoods3101 I will give you that. You literally are using every last ounce of force your body can muster.
I won national championships in MX now ride downhill and had many more and serious accidents on my downhill bikes, ebikes and enduro bikes than I ever had in MX, I truly believe downhill Mountain Biking is far more dangerous
I agree Downhill has lots of obstacles on the track that is not repetitive in one run compared to MX where its the same thing over and over but the terrain changes like ruts which makes it harder but Downhill are just far.
Aggree i raced everthing in from dh xc xco xcm and moto x enduro and trials and dh mtb was for me the most dangerous and most expensive without sponsors i might ad i raced dh when the bikes were crap and the line between living and dying was sooo small .
The thing is how many people unfortunately die on mx bikes each year year compared to mtb. I’d personally say both are super dangerous but mx is higher
how many dh championships you won?
@@lcc8394 I don’t have to race it silly comment! I follow it have done for
Years and motocross thank you. Unfortunately In dh people have been seriously injured but fortunately it’s extremely rare lives are Lost. Same can’t be said with mx 👍🏻
Definitely seeing Tommy again would be fantastic. I love these type of vids and have so much respect for both sports.
Honestly seems like they are too different to say which one is "harder". In terms of skill, it probably depends on the person, which one you find "easier".
And physically it's also dependent on the kind of athelet you are (or aren'). Mototcross seems more endurance / strength based as Downhill is more sprints / quick and precise movements
Keep making content with dirt bikes and MTB mixed together and I’ll keep watching
I'd love to see a video about the crossovers between MTB and skateboarding. There are a ton of people with skate backgrounds that are into MTB now (me included)
sk8erboi!
As a huge fan of both sports and myself a mountain biker i think that moto cross is much harder
I've found moto to be more physically demanding all around while mountain biking mainly pushes my cardio.
I've also found mountain bike crashes to be worse but moto crashes do have more potential for serious injury.
Agree 100% with this. Motorcycles will demand more than my body can muster and from almost every muscle. Bikes are more cardio and even the arm pump of DH doesn't compare to a MX track.
The gear I wear when riding enduro on a motorcycle is far more protective than what I ride DH on a mtb. The pants are way heavier with better protection, the chest and arms are fully covered, and even the helmet is much more substantial. While my MTB isn't going to violently accelerate me into the stratosphere, it is much lighter and has a lot less suspension on tire grip than a dirt bike. It also lacks a motor which allows you to manipulate the bikes axis in a lot of ways to help prevent crashes. This makes it much more likely that when something does go wrong it goes wrong very fast as the combined mass of the system is much lower and the forgiveness in the forces that allow you to maintain your intended path are much smaller.
Brilliant video !!! Some more of you and tommy together maybe enduro vs enduro be great 😊 !! Some great shots there , good production 👏🏻
Waited a long time for this kinda video! Very entertaining, great stuff!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the support! 👊
Great fun comparison of both extreme sports fitness and skill on two wheels for both....enjoyed the comradeship :)
i do both and i can confirm DH is more technical however mx can be a lot harder in tight spaces
Great vid about mx vs mtb, love such content! Rich, you should try also moto enduro definetely, it is probably closer in comparison to riding natural trails on mtb. And of course make a video about it👍🏻
Great suggestion! We appreciate the support! Safe riding! 👊
It's tough to compare because of the time difference. I do both, and I feel like downhill is more intense for sure, but there is no way to go like that for 20 + 2. And by the time you do, moto becomes harder. They are both amazing sports, which is why so many of us do both. Nice vid!
A hard enduro is for sure harder😁 cos sometimes you run out of breath especially with your 110kg bike over you. 🤔
Love it the mx/dh comparison! Would love to see more of it. Mx is the only motor sport I would be interested in, I'm generally all about the human powered stuff.
great video guys. yeah it´s definitely hard to compare these two disciplines and you can´t really say which is harder because a both are in some certain ways, but it was fun to watch! :) good job!
I think the thing that brings mx & mtb together is we all love dirt :-) !
When I'm spinning down the Alps on a trail in the late arvo I often come across dirt bikes going up the mountain, they generally give way & there's always a nod from both parties.
Love dirt 🙂
A guy I know grew up racing MX. He had a bad Injury and switched to MTB. He now has every KOM where I live lol.
Brilliant video fellas.
Excellent video!
Cheers dude
thanks for the funny video rich
made my day better
keep up the content, it's awesome
Glad you enjoyed Joshua and we're so happy your day has been made better!!, thanks for the comment!
MotoX is way harder than any MTB discipline, you've got a 100kg machine trying to tear your arms off at every turn of the throttle. 20-40 other riders on track, it wild.
Agreed. And Moto Enduro is even harder, because you always fall and get stuck, and have to pull the 100+ kg bike out, this is where heart rate gets up to 200
Both of them have their challenge,. awesome Video Mate
My favorite piece you have put together so far. I was at the beginning of U.S. popularity in MX over 50 years ago. Before Jim Pomeroy, who was the first U.S. rider to win a GP(Spain, 250 class). Full on MTB rider for years and still am, but always wondered about how these two sports compare side by side. I'm not surprised by the results. Keep up the good work.
Both have their challenges, I love them both because they're fun!!
I would say that the crashes in both definitely hurt! 🤪👍
Amen 🙌
I think it's hard to tell which is harder between most sports. It seems like whenever you see a very fit professional athlete try another sport, they're always huffing and puffing because they're just not used to that specific sport. They're muscles are trained to work efficiently at that one thing and any change up requires more energy. Of course, they could probably get used to it quicker than the average person because they are still fit, but that initial change is still hard regardless.
A good example of that is archery. It's not uncommon for people who are fit and strong to get injured when starting archery because they assume they have the strength to handle a powerful bow, yet the muscle group combinations involved in archery are quite unique to the sport and most people don't train for that specific movement in most other sports and strength exercises. That very mistake has put many people out of the sport for good.
Excellent video! I also ride mountain bikes and Moto and I'm not sure one is actually harder than the other . The problem is, downhill world cup racing is the absolute top tier pinnacle of racing in mtb. The equivalent for that in dirt bikes is actually supercross not motocross. That would be really hard to test unfortunately because most people will never get to or be able to ride a (real) supercross track, no matter how good they are on a moto track.
Its like comparing rallying to F1 they're both technical and demanding in their own way and both require a level of fitness
All I know is that I now want to go ride my mx no wait the mtb, shit can't Valentine's day on my day off!
Great video 😃 both sports are hard especially if you ride in competition 😎
Enjoyed watching this one.
Hi there from Italy. Thank you for the genuine passion I can see in every single video fo GMBN!! I come from over 30 years of offroad mororbicycle enviroment. Mx and Enduro, even pro at the beginning and happy serious senior rider these days. Got a second hand 2019 Cannondale Jekyll enduro mtb last year for Christmas and that shaked what I always thought about mtb. So many similarities for being two so different sports, I agree. And so in the end here's the question: how would you compare ENDURO watched from a MTB perspective and from a Mororbicycle ones. Thank you for considering this question. I'm out riding now guys since I got a couple of suggestions from you GMBN that I need to test longer 😁.
Alway wear jour smile on before riding! ✌.
Claudio
Thanks for the kind word dude and stoked you like the vids 👊
As a bike company I’d say mountain biking is harder depending on how you do it because if you have to pedal and with MX you don’t, when you go uphill it’s painful at the start but mx is more dangerous in some terms depending on if you do downhill you can just fly off your bike and die there but with MX lots of the time the worst that can happen is broken bones so I’d say MTB is more dangerous but it’s your opinion.
That guy with the robot arm @15:17 looks badass on his moto. Very cyberpunk.
You guys should come to the Rockies. We have trails here that are hours of downhill. So it's not always going to be shorter to be on a mountain bike.
This is by far my most favorite episode
If you think DH is a work out, try steep technical climbs mixed with DH section.
So cool to see motocross on the channel ! Love it. I do both and for me my is harder.
I have a lot of friend, who after retiring md competition did the transition to enduro MTB competition to keep competing but in a chill way 😅
We're stoked you loved the MX/MTB collab! Thanks for watching! 👊
Great video! Maybe a better comparison would be Enduro/XC vs Enduro 🤙
I disagree Enduro MTB it's not a good comparison nobody is pushing to get back to the top of the downhill courses they're either going really slow or walking their bikes up the Steep sections. I don't even know why they call in Enduro, it has nothing to do with endurance or Enduro motor style of riding...🤦♂️🤷♂️
love this. motos and mtb are very different other than the number of wheels though
Seems like cool guy. Hope he's back on the channel for more videos. Gets me more interesting in moto :-)
Enduro, Hard enduro, or cross country(hare scrambles) would be a better comparison to MTB
I did MX when I was younger, I had a dabble at Speedway as well. Yes pedal bikes can help you develop your fitness & learn a lot of skills that can transfer to MX such as bike control, spotting your likes and learning to jump etc. Problem for me now is I'm a lot older so fatigue comes with age for me on a mountain bike, but you can get a sweat on with MX and MTB because of the effort you put in throwing the bike around & adjusting your body position because on an MX bike you are never still.
In fact GMBN have tried Cycle speedway, you should try the real thing. That's going to be the tester.
Great mix. Yes more, ebbs n moto
Glad you liked the collab! We'd love to make more content like this!
I raced motocross on the Darwin team in Australia years ago, never finished first but always put in a good run. Did 150 foot step downs, triples, had a handful of freestyle tricks in my repertoire.
Had never ridden a bmx track, nor had I ever jumped a push bike, but bought a Norco Fluid (full suspension) and headed down to the local down hill track in Perth as I thought the transition would be pretty easy. Boy was I wrong, I felt like I'd never ridden anything before in my life! Jumps are much, much harder on a bike as you can't just gas your way in to the up ramp and getting the bike balanced pre-takeoff is insanely different.
That being said, crashes on the dirt bike have hurt more thus far. Two notable ones were I came up short on a triple and smashed most of myself on the impact of the upside of the last jump in the three. Secondly I went in to a berm waaaay too hot and went over the top, as I was cartwheeling down the outside of the berm I saw my dirt bike doing the same and heading towards me. Not much I could do but brace for impact. The bike did one final cartwheel and the rear wheel smashed the jaw line of my helmet (thankfully O'neal helmets can take a beating!!) and the rear wheel came to rest on my neck still spinning, though the bike had stalled, so I just had to do my best to angle myself so it didn't cut my head off completely. Ended up with a pretty good scrape on my neck where the tyre spun down, and I'd put my teeth through my bottom lip when the wheel impacted me.
Funniest thing about the last crash was my girlfriend was heading interstate to see me, and two blokes were on the coach trying to pick her up for the whole trip despite her telling them she has a partner. Anyway, the second accident above happened about an hour before I was picking her up so me and my mate loaded our bikes on the ute and went in to town to pick her up. I walked over to meet her, blood pouring out my mouth, covered in dirt, looking pretty dishevelled and she pointed out the two meat heads trying to tune her. I laughed in their direction as they seemed to be walking over after they got their bags but they turned and high tailed it!!!! still chuckle about it to this day :)
All in all, mountain bikes are way harder in my eyes. It's like gliding vs powered flight, where gliding is much harder and is a more pure form of the sport. I'm loving mountain biking, picked up a Nukeproof Giga this week and am building it ready for the weekend. Can't wait. Also the people I meet on the trails are epic, love you guys immensely, a different type of person to motocross which seemed to be all "dude-bros" whereas the mountain biking crew are just epic all round. Unhinged gentlemen and ladies, refined yet uncouth. I love it :)
What's harder?
Consider this. I was riding a dual sport in Oregon several years ago. Was discovering all sorts of great forest service roads. One road took me up, up, up and up for about 30 minutes to amazing views at the top. As a dedicated mountain biker, I was awed at the ease in which I climbed this road. What would have been a grueling 2-3 hour climb, was instead a 30 minute blast of a ride.
Mile for mile, mountain biking is MUCH harder. The cardio requirements are so far head and shoulders above dirt biking. The difficulty of red-lining your heart rate WHILE attempting technical ascents have no equal in motos. Consider Slickrock Trail in Moab or Hole in the Ground at Donner Pass. Two examples of rides that are killer on a mountain bike, a total blast on a moto. Barely break a sweat!
Now if you're riding balls-out motocross, then ok, the two get closer in difficulty. Anyone jumping 40 feet in the air doing doubles or triples is definitely athletically skilled. But given the two, mountain biking requires so much more cardio & strength combined.
You need to go watch Erzberg Rodeo. You can't compare a trail made for an anemically powered mountain bike to one designed for 50+ hp dirt bikes. 1500 riders start this race and only a handful finish. The exhaustion they face trying to get up hills or pushing their bikes after a failed attempt is far beyond anything you will experience on a mountain bike. There just is no way you can utilize the amount of muscle on a bike that can be applied to riding a dirt bike.
If you want to sit on your butt and putt around your local trails on a dirt bike, then yep that is way easier than doing it on a mountain bike. If you want to push your body to the limit, the dirt bike will require all you have and more because the motor doesn't care if you are tired.
Fun video, have you considered a time card enduro against an enduro or cross country style MTB ride. Might I suggest the White Horse or Helmsley enduros. There's lots of trees, tree roots, and tree stumps and a few rocks up and down to navigate.
Used to love riding time card Enduro, sadly not alot of it down where I live these days
MX is way harder. The weight of the machine compared to a MTB alone makes it more difficult, unless you're already riding a motorbicycle.
When you get air in MTB it's over too quickly for you to realise your mistake. On MX you've got enough airtime to realise that you've made a big mistake. It's that anticipation that's the worst.
My best friend has ridden MX his entire life, and won't touch some of the trails we ride, but I won't even consider jumping the stuff he does on dortbike. Totally different sports
nice video. where was the mx track?
Very cool video and good comparisson. Both are hard as hell. That's all I know. Haha
Definitely would love to see Tom on another episode
Sweet video
hey guys! I loved your video, but in my opinion, the comparison that best suits mountain bikes is enduro, and in enduro there are several spectrums that can be explored, from the Bajas, Enduro GP, Hard enduro and Enduro Cross. Because for example enduro cross is perhaps as physically demanding as DH and hard enduro requires tremendous physical endurance as a trial technique. I would love to see in a next video, a training with your compatriot @Billy Bolt who is also a top mountain biker, or the champ steve holcombe. :)
I think they are hard for different reasons, they are radically different and both deserve respect
This was quality lads
I’d like to see a rematch on this one really enjoyed it
Thanks mate, I reckon Tommy would be keeeeeeen
I used to do motorcycle track days before junking it all in. Living in the FoD, it just makes sense to hit the trails. I've got to say that MX is a lot harder than hitting bike park laps. It took me a day out riding with Dave Thorpe on his experience days to get myself dialled in on dirt. He actually commented "When you're on the CRF, just think about it as sending it down a DH track instead of hitting craner curves on the R1" and it all clicked.... Transferrable skills but not precisely identical. Again, as most other folk have said, a moto enduro day would be a good comparison. See how a sesh in the Quantocks would compare to a day out in FoD around the Wye.
Scrambling is the hardest sport , 45min races and nowhere to hide 👍 Great episode
Maybe ask Rob Warner or Shaun Palmer about their opinions about which one is better.... I've been into MTB for 20+ years. Cant wait to try some Moto X riding
This makes me want a MX bike!!!
It's so tempting! 😂
My preconceived notions were that riding dirt bikes was easy and that I would have more fun on my mountain bike working for the ups and downs. Rode mountain bikes since the early 90's in the PNW and loved it. Didn't get a dirt bike till I was 30. Absolutely love the monsters. A lot of the same fun you get on a bike plus you get suspension that even the greatest DH bikes could only dream of and power that eMTB's won't ever see.
Major downside is unless you own property or have trails nearby you won't be able to ride often. If you do decide to get a bike don't go get the latest and greatest fastest machine you can find. A YZ 125 will make you a far better rider and you will have a blast doing it.
More content like this please 🙏 next time give Tommy a chance tho, he needed to follow someone in for a day, learn the track and test on the 2nd day 🤔
That was a fun comparison.
Surely they should have compared % of max HR though.
MX is far more difficult. You're riding a way heavier bike at a much faster speed. Imagine racing a MTB in a track that is basically all sand basically never happens but happens in MX all the time. It's considered the 2nd most physically demanding sport behind soccer and the most dangerous sport period. There's a reason you can watch MX on TV and MTB TV coverage is completely non existent.
I've done MTB and dirt biking and show jumping and I've been put in hospital more off a horse than any of the others. Fitness wise you'd be surprised how hard show jumping can be. Also, even though you've got an engine, wrenching the MX around is still mad exhausting.
Eyy my wife does the horse jumping stuff.😀 I don't. But we both mtb. Horse related sports are pretty dangerous 😅 They should compare to Cross Country 🤣
Dirt bikes don't have a mind of their own. Horses are absolutely magnificent displays of power but that power isn't wielded in the saddle. You can offer suggestions but at the end of the day ol' Silver gets to decide if he is jumping the ravine or not.
@@NONO-hz4vo Very very true.
Motocross is Much much more physical
I guess a comparison to a long EWS stage would fairer, due to the fact that in a 20min moto, you can't push full on as you would in a 2min DH run.
Moto and MTB are both equally difficult, in their own way.
Always been scared to try MX. Just seems like the injuries are bigger. Also $$$.
Looks awesome though.
FWIW many of my MTB friends switched from MX. Said both were fun but DH MTB just more fun.
enduro mtb and enduro moto next
I ride with my old boss either dirt bikes or mtn bikes when I go home
bring Blake in such vids please, I think he will be able to better comment since he is been more than decent and good at both
Both sports require skill and technique to be efficient on the bike, which results faster lap times, higher average speed and lower HR. Motocross on hard pack track is like riding a blue trail, while motocross on a deep sand track is like a double black. Enduro on a motorbike is similar to enduro mtb, line choice and efficiency are key.
I think a sprint lap in supercross and fast and techical downhill with jumps and rhytm lanes would be equal.
To See another would be great but what about ; motocross v emtb on a 160/170 travel now that would be more realistic!! a little bit more weight than a Downhill mtb, I reckon Tommy would really enjoy that ! & It would make a great video for the show !!!!
Nice fella, he gives some crazy Blake vibes
Ride a real mx-track...
A sand mx-track in holland or lommel in belgium. Then we talk again.
Tommy's a kool bloke! More GMBN involvement would be great! 🚴♀️> 🏍️?
Would be good to get a comparison of a top enduro moto rider, motocross and downhill in the next video.
Lets not forget that Blake has an mx background with his family back in Zimbabwe.
Mountain biking and mx are equally sick 🙌
I feel motoX is like 4x, DH or Enduro MTB is more like hare and hound or time card enduro
Both are pretty demanding, but if you don't think moto guys can go flat out for over 30 minutes, go watch Eli Tomac and Chase Sexton battle in the 2022 season, those dudes are gnarly.
lol, did you really just use Tomac jr to defend moto when his dad is the OG mtb goat....tbh i think any level of mx is more difficult, just try picking up a dropped 250 after an hour of off road riding
@@lcc8394 That is a bit ironic he used Eli Tomac, quite possibly entirely on accident if he isn't old enough to remember John.
Yeah! Enduro 😊😊😊
tough one. i mean their two different worlds imo. especially when you ride quads.
I think they're equally difficult in different ways. To me, MTB requires a higher level of fitness for a beginner to start getting good. Dirtbiking does not need that same level of fitness at the entry level. But for both, the skill ceiling is extremely high and the fitness requirement to compete at a top level is on par with sports like swimming and track & field.
eMTB's are changing this. It used to be rare to be on a lengthy trail to ever see an out of shape rider. Now you will run into plenty of them "pedaling" with dropper down up the hills miles from the trailhead.
Whether this is better or worse is debatable. Hopefully the out of shape riders love the pursuit and become in shape riders instead of the in shape riders finding the downhill is where the fun is to be had and gradually losing their fitness as they motor by anything that isn't gravity fed.
Enduro on a moto is climbing the trail to the top, and enduro on a bike is more downhill. Too different. But we can say for sure that motorcycles often destroy bike trails with their tires.
after listening through this i now know what an epileptic seizure feels like.
Which bike park were they at?
I am coming into MTB from moto enduro and I know that I will loose quite a bit on grip. This is my main concern. I am used to how I take the turns on my wr450f, which has nothing to do with my new MTB. Bottom line, I am really scared about the easiness of loosing the front on an MTB. As far as cardio goes, enduro moto is very hard cardio, even at my intermediate level.
As a mtb and moto rider get a soft compound front tyre like max grip anything maxxis and get out of the habit of gripping the bike with your legs really tip the bike in with your body vertical and practice sliding the front on a nice sandy corner with low consequence , theres lots of similarities but no sittng down in turns ha ha have fun .
@@TheButlerNZ oh and you will never look at hills the same funny how even 40 years of riding both my brain still looks at hills in moto mode ah thats not a hill oh crap its all uphill doh .
@@Yoda-em5mt MX.... A Hill... Brilliant
MTB,,, A hill.... crap....
@@Yoda-em5mt Yep, my muscle memory is searching for a bike to squeeze with legs and wants to push right and left.
@@ExplorerJude funny mate i was a mtb er long before i rode moto and it took me a bit to grip the bike between my legs some habits can be broken some are a lot harder , my dad rode moto for years before the mtb and could never get used to the foot pegs ie pedals on the mtb not being in line , i ran front brake on the left for years then started moto and would forget almost die took along time to get used to front on right. Get a trials bike to play on that will program your legs to stay wide and ride on the balls of your feet . Keep at it . 😂
I do both and have done both at high level (podiums on National enduro series and national MX championships)
Both sports are so similar and yet so different
Is what I will say over the two is you need to be overall fitter to race Moto over DH and Enduro (however XC mountain biking might be a different kettle of fish again). there is also a huge difference in heart rates between racing Moto with a start etc and just a generic practice day, A race day will pull you out your comfort zone and the competition will be much amplified.
Also in Moto, Fitness can mask skill (to a point) however in downhill if you’ve got no skill you’ve got no chance
Over a race period aswell you can afford a mistake or two during a 20 minute race whereas in DH you have to be mistake free which makes it more intensive and skilful knowing when and where to push to minimise the probability of a crash.
Mega content though boys - More comparison videos would be ace especially as so many of us do both.
new guy in the trail: "i'm new to mountain biking"
the new guy:
Can’t really compare the two. In doing so you could compare moto gp and dh which are very different. Mc isn’t very different from moto gp as they race but mx is on dirt. Better comparison is enduro riding between both.
Extreme enduro moto vs DH bike would be more comparable. :)
Cool comparison . Hard to make a perfect comparison, You'd need someone that was an expert at both, but the similar heart rates of Tommy's moto, and Rich's downhill run suggests it's equal.