How Not To Ride A Hardtail | Hardtail MTB Mistakes & How To Avoid Them

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  • There are a series of mistakes to avoid when you're hitting gnarly trails on your hardtails! Regardless of if you're riding a hardcore hardtail mountain bike or your lightweight XC whip, you need to avoid riding like Blake in this video!
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  • @tstodgell
    @tstodgell Před 4 lety +841

    I love that cycling has advanced so far that hardtail skills are now seen as some kind of mystical art.

    • @rich75233
      @rich75233 Před 4 lety +16

      Haha that was exactly my thought.

    • @ericdavidson5011
      @ericdavidson5011 Před 4 lety +29

      It is art. Just think if people would try a fully ridged, mad skill

    • @awesometuscaloosa7203
      @awesometuscaloosa7203 Před 4 lety +2

      You nailed it!

    • @atvridernc
      @atvridernc Před 4 lety +16

      @@ericdavidson5011 Just look at the drops to flat people do on 20" BMX bikes. Fully ridged. Its insane these days

    • @foxykc
      @foxykc Před 4 lety +34

      That is the absolute truth. I rolled up on my hardtail at a mountain bike demo day and I swear to you other Riders acted as if I had come up with a piece of the True Cross

  • @maikszczerbuk613
    @maikszczerbuk613 Před 4 lety +158

    Blake+hardtail=like

  • @hardmtnbiker
    @hardmtnbiker Před 4 lety +25

    I only ride Hardtail’s and feel they are perfect for most trails. My geared HT has a Fox34 up front it’s an Esker Hayduke and the steel frame and tough fat tires take the edge off most of the chuck. My SS is a fully rigid Seven Sola, I have i35 rims with 29x2.6” rear and 2.8” front. Fat high volume tires are a must and so is picking a line and trying to float over the rocks. Hardtail’s rule and I love em!

  • @mauriciomercadoa.4944
    @mauriciomercadoa.4944 Před 4 lety +40

    we want back "hardtail week"!!!

  • @westyso.cal.8842
    @westyso.cal.8842 Před 4 lety +12

    Serious Hardtail love over here. Our local trails are very hardtail friendly and great for learning.
    The body position tips are spot on to save your arse.
    Using my legs as suspension is something I’m definitely going to benefit from.
    Thanks for the tips, mate.

  • @jasonmateus924
    @jasonmateus924 Před 2 lety +3

    I am back on a hardtail after 25 years on FS bikes..feels AMAZING. I cant explain why but I feel much more in control

  • @hughwhite4207
    @hughwhite4207 Před 4 lety +17

    Oh man I love this guy😂 he is always so energetic

  • @liamfield7624
    @liamfield7624 Před 4 lety +54

    Blake is a god on hard tail

  • @elscruffomcscruffy8371
    @elscruffomcscruffy8371 Před 4 lety +30

    Honestly, loving my Hardtail. It's perfect

    • @foxykc
      @foxykc Před 4 lety +1

      Mine too. One less thing to break, meaning the rear suspension.

    • @SecretSauceyjuice
      @SecretSauceyjuice Před 3 lety

      @@foxykc generally lighter too, unless you spend big bucks obviously.

    • @darrinkulyk9560
      @darrinkulyk9560 Před rokem

      For Intermediate Use They Are Perfect 😎 My First One I put Over 6000Km On It 🙃

  • @Daniel-xg3ul
    @Daniel-xg3ul Před 3 lety +23

    Just got my hardtail last week. I've hit three different trail systems in North Florida. I love it and look forward to becoming a better rider. It's only a Giant Talon 2 27.5inch, but it's plenty for me.

    • @miguelfragoso7023
      @miguelfragoso7023 Před 2 lety

      How tall are you? And how do you like the 27.5?

    • @Daniel-xg3ul
      @Daniel-xg3ul Před 2 lety +1

      @@miguelfragoso7023 5'3, so a small frame 27.5 is just right for me. I enjoy the 27.5. A 29 would be too tall.

    • @miguelfragoso7023
      @miguelfragoso7023 Před 2 lety

      @@Daniel-xg3ul ahhhh makes sense. Thanks for the reply!

    • @masterofnone1481
      @masterofnone1481 Před 2 lety +1

      @@miguelfragoso7023 I’m 5’10 and I rock a 27.5 and love it 🤙

  • @bard1746
    @bard1746 Před 4 lety +4

    Just got a new hardtail! Super pumped on it! GMBN helped me a lot in picking it out and with awesome riding tips, love you guys!

  • @vitaliyd.8129
    @vitaliyd.8129 Před 4 lety +3

    Hey Blake so glad to watch your videos about hardtails! Thank you master!🤙🏼

  • @Keaguan
    @Keaguan Před 4 lety +41

    definitely needed this type of video to learn from!

  • @ManMak6
    @ManMak6 Před 4 lety +7

    Loving my hardtail. I tried to like full suspension but just can’t. Thanks for the tips!

  • @roberdiscotres
    @roberdiscotres Před 4 lety +2

    I have a Dartmoor primal 29 with a 150mm pike almost new. Playful and fun all the time. Great for improving my skills. Love it

  • @sandeshborlikar9822
    @sandeshborlikar9822 Před 4 lety +39

    Aaaaa! Were is the Rebound and lockout dile on my leg Blake.😂🤣😜🤔.

    • @nerdepreacher7787
      @nerdepreacher7787 Před 4 lety +5

      Those are called muscles and tendons. Not quite as good as a suspension fork, but it's all we got.

    • @yi-vanstudenov464
      @yi-vanstudenov464 Před 4 lety +2

      Lock your knees for lockout (you might break ur legs like that). And loosen ur legs and push back down hard for rebound

  • @karlosxzy
    @karlosxzy Před 4 lety +4

    Great vid and tips. Love riding a hardtail. Always carry a spare tube even though we're tubeless.

  • @the_spanner_ch7mp
    @the_spanner_ch7mp Před 4 lety

    Loving all the hardtail tips videos Blake 🤘👊
    It's helping alot with my Scout as I've not ridden hardtail for about 8 years
    Learning all the skills I used to know again 😁
    Great stuff #GMBN 👊

  • @aliens1990990
    @aliens1990990 Před 4 lety +1

    Love this went out on my voodoo hard tail yesterday brilliant

  • @sifunile8459
    @sifunile8459 Před 4 lety +6

    Hard tail for ever.. luv the hardtail videos

  • @stephenjeffreys4219
    @stephenjeffreys4219 Před 4 lety +1

    Great vid - sounds like a chapter out of William Nealy's 'Mountain Bike - A manual for Technique' except his book was written before suspension was thought of!

  • @jamespaterson6550
    @jamespaterson6550 Před 4 lety +2

    Loving the Hardtail content even though after riding Hardtails since '91 I recently got a full Susser............still ride my Hardtail ( but it's more my second bike now).👍.

  • @mohammadesmailnazari8516

    This video was very informative and helpful I really enjoyed it
    Keep it up guys 👌💪

  • @crissvaughn85
    @crissvaughn85 Před 4 lety

    you guys rock 🚀🚀🚀 thx Blake 🔥

  • @zikki3884
    @zikki3884 Před 4 lety +185

    Is this the same man who killed MEGAVALANCHE 2019 on A HARDTAIL?????

  • @cam_121
    @cam_121 Před 4 lety +32

    Only ever ridden a hard tail. I don't like the feeling of duel suspension bikes.

    • @sycpup
      @sycpup Před 4 lety +2

      i hear you! i miss my hardtail. i broke the frame after 5 or 6 years of hard riding and decided it was time for a fully. it's been 1 season and i'm already thinking about building up another hardtail!

    • @cam_121
      @cam_121 Před 4 lety +4

      @@sycpup yup, I started racing BMX in my youth, then moved up to a hard tail 29er, I couldn't afford a duel suspension bike. It's all I ever knew, I've even taken it down some pretty rough downhill courses, and I felt it handled it very well. I also bent 1 frame before and also some components when I was younger but for a few years now I've looked after mine very well, stripping it after every ride (I don't ride as often as I used to) and re building it again, if you look after them properly, hard tails can handle almost anything 💯

    • @Palios33
      @Palios33 Před 3 lety

      How come you don't like the feeling if you never rode one? Is it the price you don't like rather than the feeling which you don't know?

    • @cam_121
      @cam_121 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Palios33 what I meant was I've only ever owned a hard tail. I've ridden my friends duel suspension bike but didn't like it

    • @tomacheteful
      @tomacheteful Před 2 lety

      @@Palios33 right everyone loves hardtail videos because thats what most have because full suspension is so expensive. I have a hardtail but i would ditch it in a second for a quality full suspension. Just dont want to\ cant fork out the money for it.

  • @louisjensen689
    @louisjensen689 Před 4 lety +5

    You have inspired me and my friends so much in mtb. You also gave us the courage to post our own edits on my channel.

  • @lukerlaforest4039
    @lukerlaforest4039 Před 4 lety +1

    Love watching Blake shred with that Scout!

  • @brekdakbanchamek6454
    @brekdakbanchamek6454 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much for this Blake!!!
    I Literally Needed this To Avoid my Terrible techniques on my Mountain Hartail Bike!!!
    Thanks Blake!!!
    GOD BLESS US ALL!!!😊🌄😇💖💯

  • @shreyasnehru8846
    @shreyasnehru8846 Před 4 lety +2

    I broke my hardtails front wheel Yesterday and this video came today what a coincidence. Thank you gmbn

  • @valaussie5702
    @valaussie5702 Před 4 lety +21

    when your full sus breaks and you buy a hard tail, hey Blake how do I. ride this ?!?!

  • @DoctorORBiT
    @DoctorORBiT Před 3 lety +3

    I love the aggressive wheelying :D
    It's like you want to charge forward with every inch of muscle you have, that the bike can't contain your power and just wheelies :D

  • @elmisfit
    @elmisfit Před 4 lety

    ive finished my hardtail yesterday... nice tips

  • @Amadeus2231
    @Amadeus2231 Před 4 lety +1

    Even though I don't ride a hardtail, this was still a great video to watch!

  • @jerryvolpini7987
    @jerryvolpini7987 Před 4 lety

    Some good points 👍

  • @Swainmtb1
    @Swainmtb1 Před 3 lety +9

    I don’t get why hard tails are so underrated and tbh when doing jumps like a line on whistler you doing need 200m of travel because if you land correctly then you just go down the jump #hardtailparty

  • @DOCHD20
    @DOCHD20 Před 4 lety +20

    One day i'll have front suspension, someday

  • @nickwhite6765
    @nickwhite6765 Před 4 lety

    19th love your videos keep up your amazing and great videos thanks this biking channel is the best.

  • @promiannapepekkou3104
    @promiannapepekkou3104 Před 4 lety +1

    Nice vid.what app are you editing your vids thanks

  • @workouteveryday3214
    @workouteveryday3214 Před 3 lety

    Bro You Ride like a Beast 💪

  • @charliemerrill8687
    @charliemerrill8687 Před 9 měsíci

    Man, you are superb rider. How long have you been riding?

  • @palioman
    @palioman Před 4 lety +3

    Love my nukeproof scout!

  • @jeromecagubcob3034
    @jeromecagubcob3034 Před 4 lety +2

    I love hardtail.. 🤘

  • @jasonprfrost1
    @jasonprfrost1 Před 4 lety

    Took my HT to Cody and Snowdon this year and suffered big time my confidence went back 5 years . I couldn't afford Full Suss then but I have one now !

  • @butlergl
    @butlergl Před 4 lety

    Great video. "Let's keep shredding!"

  • @BowlGOfficial
    @BowlGOfficial Před 4 lety

    the rear wheel one got me good. i try to manual or wheelie literally anything i ride across

  • @terr256
    @terr256 Před 3 lety

    I love sending it down my hardtail all the time! But it's a lot of time choice! Finally got a full sus and it takes some time to get used to the full sus

  • @leebridgwater
    @leebridgwater Před 4 lety

    Thanks Blake

  • @whiplashmachine
    @whiplashmachine Před 2 lety +2

    Cool vid. About two months ago I decided to go full hardtail for a season and parked my collection of dh specific bikes. So far I still out shred most guys I ride with lol. I live in the Vancouber area so I have ocer half a dozen mountains to play on without traveling far. You are so right about the rear flats though lol. 🍻🇨🇦

  • @PedalCrusaders
    @PedalCrusaders Před 4 lety

    Great tips Blake woop woop. Still gonna stick with the dualie though

  • @ryang1917
    @ryang1917 Před 4 lety +1

    Hey gmbn I know you guys ride canyon full suspension bike and are sponsored by them. I was wondering what bike you would recomend between the strive and spectral?

  • @NinjaBraap
    @NinjaBraap Před 14 dny

    I'm definetely guilty of rear wheel favoring, and I have a dent as well to show it lol. Added cushcore and and working on improving technique.

  • @Vzwii
    @Vzwii Před 4 lety

    that gmbn tshirt looking fire

  • @Spartan-xg7vg
    @Spartan-xg7vg Před 3 lety

    I have a hard tail and a full suspension bike 🤓hard tail is a GT Zazkar and my full suspension is a Trek Remedy 🤓 currently working on trying to get a giant trance or rein

  • @randomguytom4118
    @randomguytom4118 Před 4 lety

    Nice vid

  • @r_cc_rd_m_l_
    @r_cc_rd_m_l_ Před 3 lety

    Hi, what model of Poc helmet do you wear?? Thanks, great video...

  • @gypseeeeee
    @gypseeeeee Před 4 lety +1

    Big fan

  • @tobywynn9616
    @tobywynn9616 Před 4 lety +1

    Wanting to upgrade my frame from a hard tail to a full suspension, any ideas on what frame? Thanks

  • @GR_14
    @GR_14 Před 3 lety

    I ride a nukeproof hard tail too thanks for the info!

  • @Gabe_Cooper
    @Gabe_Cooper Před 4 lety +1

    Ask if you have a inner tube when you have one attached to your bike is also a mistake some people make...

  • @tonyrgnash
    @tonyrgnash Před 4 lety

    given my 2 recent accidents this video is pretty fitting for me. :)

    • @tonyrgnash
      @tonyrgnash Před 4 lety

      ah but alas Blake didn't cover taking your eyes off of the track for that split second resulting in a crash

  • @anotheraccount28
    @anotheraccount28 Před 3 lety

    How about putting a sealant on my interior tube on the rear wheel? Because I find it a necessity for some reason since i don't carry extras

  • @ms.karihart2983
    @ms.karihart2983 Před 11 měsíci

    Great advice Meta an ht

  • @flaffstar_99
    @flaffstar_99 Před 3 lety

    I don't even own a fully and yet ride down black lines. I get some weird looks but it sure is challenging and rewarding!

  • @noaheardley2011
    @noaheardley2011 Před 4 lety

    What a great biker Blake is

  • @ansmfella
    @ansmfella Před 2 lety

    AS STEEZY AS BLAKE is how I WISH I could RIDE my hard tail. Big up Blake and Crew for the inspirationals.

  • @Caluma122
    @Caluma122 Před 3 lety

    Looks like he's having loads of fun :)

  • @stephenvanburen9293
    @stephenvanburen9293 Před 4 lety

    I have a question to send in for the ask GMBN anything segment and dont quite remember where to send it in at

  • @doctorpc4x4
    @doctorpc4x4 Před 3 lety

    Where do you carry that pumps you were using at 2:03

  • @darrinkulyk9560
    @darrinkulyk9560 Před rokem

    I Have A 03 Brodie HT It's Sweet I'm Making It AWESOME 😎

  • @corporalpunishment1133
    @corporalpunishment1133 Před 3 lety +1

    My problem with my leg suspension system is that it fatigues faster than a rear suspension. That's why i do it because it's harder because it makes me a better rider.

  • @VladThe333
    @VladThe333 Před 4 lety

    Blake, what rim width ant tyre width do you use?

  • @chuckystang
    @chuckystang Před 2 lety

    What length and angle stem do you guys recommend for a hard tail?

  • @dkphysique007
    @dkphysique007 Před 4 lety +1

    B on the MTB is Blake. MounTainBlake👍🏻

  • @DiogoChaves
    @DiogoChaves Před 4 lety +1

    Was this shot in Portugal?

  • @justinthematrix
    @justinthematrix Před 3 lety

    Loved my rear wheel too much the other day had to buy new tires since I’m tubeless and I ripped a hole in the sidewall

  • @luap1983
    @luap1983 Před 3 lety

    What pump are you using at 2:03?

  • @SonsOfLothar
    @SonsOfLothar Před 4 lety

    Neutral body weight is good, but there's a reason we sit way back on the tire on a hard tail and that's to keep the backend down so it doesnt squirrel around on steep/rough terrains... On drops, you better be sitting on that back tire or else you're going over the handlebars.

  • @JohnDoesItAll
    @JohnDoesItAll Před 10 měsíci

    I've never had a bike with suspension of any kind. I'm 56 years old, I'll wait a little longer before go that route. Sticking with my trusty mongoose that I've had for almost thirty years😁

  • @bochiebochie
    @bochiebochie Před 3 lety

    Wow where is this? It looks beautiful. Italy?

  • @F.3li.x
    @F.3li.x Před 4 lety +1

    Beautifull
    I love you Videos blake

  • @jamestroytaperla1502
    @jamestroytaperla1502 Před 4 lety

    Are those still Neil's forks? Been thinking this for awhile now

  • @kanescowen3421
    @kanescowen3421 Před 3 lety

    What a view I would not mind if I had to stop

  • @rittobabu3658
    @rittobabu3658 Před 3 lety

    HI bro,, could you please uploads a video...
    Do's and Dont's.

  • @VleNik
    @VleNik Před 4 lety

    I'm sorry to ask it here but I've seen a few vids already and I do love them!
    But what I can't understand or see clearly are the pedals. Is it personal preference using flat pedals or cleats while riding MTB?

  • @hamdicraftstv6584
    @hamdicraftstv6584 Před 2 lety

    Awwryyttt keep sharin idol

  • @dylanboned1552
    @dylanboned1552 Před 3 lety +1

    where was this filmed?

  • @aldeux7086
    @aldeux7086 Před 4 lety

    You should make a challenge video with matt jones shredding trails using hardtails. That should be fun.

  • @zeeynlally6215
    @zeeynlally6215 Před 4 lety

    I currently ride a hardtail with a 120 fork but in 2 weeks I’m moving up to a 2020 giant trance 3 27.5

  • @dr.pjoter8778
    @dr.pjoter8778 Před 3 lety

    Is rockriser st 530 into jumping on trails?

  • @jimch9999
    @jimch9999 Před 3 lety

    (writer aged 50)Sensible comments if you've never ridden a hardtail before. As an old git who who raced national elite in '93, just ride! With age, fitness drops and fear rises and hence I have stuck to hardtail and have never ridden FS. Still have fun burning off the youngsters on their FS steeds at Cannock Chase, my local centre. Just ride, build your skills and fitness and enjoy!

  • @BassSwirls
    @BassSwirls Před 3 lety

    Hey there hardtailists....use Tannus Armour inserts and an inner tube . Run18 psi on that rear...18 months of use I've not burped or pinched... stuck one on the front too

  • @fisherdac
    @fisherdac Před 4 lety

    Which nukeproof is this? I want one!

  • @seomat1k
    @seomat1k Před 3 lety

    you filming this in montenegro?

  • @brendoggg_
    @brendoggg_ Před 4 lety +1

    More hard tail video please

  • @alicangul2603
    @alicangul2603 Před 4 lety

    Most mountain bikers are doing XC but GMBN content is overwhelmingly trail/DH/enduro. Come on guys give us some XC content!

  • @josephillos6470
    @josephillos6470 Před 3 lety

    What is the best hard tail under 2000

  • @MattFromWork
    @MattFromWork Před rokem

    Riding my whole life, only rode one full sus my whole life and it was a 5 minutes demo from the LBS. only ever had hardtails, but that's not to say I wouldn't like a full squish.

  • @BassSwirls
    @BassSwirls Před 3 lety

    Lads... run your hardtail rear wheel with Tannus Armour with an innertube! . Run lower pressure with confidence . Mega grip up and down ....no punctures, pinches or burping . Game changer.

  • @fair-play1431
    @fair-play1431 Před 4 lety +1

    On which place is this beautiful trail????