What Type Of Mountain Biker Are You? | 5 MTB Genres
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 14. 05. 2024
- Which genre of mountain biker are you? The aspiring EWS Enduro racer, the Trail bike rider, the new school Freerider, Factory Downhill racer or a trendy hipster Gravel Bike Rider? Blake likes to flow between all of these disciplines and styles. Which rider are you?
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What do you think is the best MTB genre and why? Let us know đ
Freerider đ€đ»
Free ride all the way
Dirt jumper đ€đ»đ€
Dirt jumping
Xc
Iâm the âsend it on an entry level hardtail with a group that rides full suspensionâ kind of rider.
Me too!
Omg! We're the same!!!
This...
this i could only afford a used diamondback heist 2.0 cuz im 16
Carrera among scott kinda dude
I'm the dad with an entry-level XC hardtail that I ride the piss out of while wearing gym shorts over my old university cycling club Lycra. You're most likely to find me in the bushes after I overshoot a corner.
Are you me?
Oh yes i remember you... Wait. Usually you find me casing or crashing on the dirt jumps, then recovering for 3 days, then going for the marathon on the gravel tracks again. All that on a cheap Serious Hardtail... Soo much fun.
*Checks mirror...yep, that's me too!
Me exactly!
Do we start a club now or...?
I'm the "I don't own a car so I have to ride my mountain bike in the streets" type of rider........
Lol same
Same
Yep, this is me.
Yup
I feel ya
What about the âif it has wheels, it can sendâ guy
That too
Unicycle gang!
I think you're talking about Sam Pilgrim? đ
@G Rossi lol nice. I tried hitting dirt jumps on a skateboard once. Didnât go so well
Free rider
In my imagination Iâm downhill / enduro rider but in reality a trail rider with the skills of a gravel riderđ„Ž
Yeah, same here
Ouch
same
i can identify with that :D
Same
What about the "this entry hardtail isn't gonna hold me back" guy
the really didn't have a hardtail in this...
Those are the funnest guys
hey thats me!
Nick Russo same trek marlin 5 ftw
LOL, after getting out of mtb and moto about 10 years ago due to a back injury, I bought a cheapie haro to ride around with the wife and kiddos. I couldn't help myself, have bike must ride, so I started hitting the trails again, I quickly pushed it way beyond it's limits and bent the fork. Now I have a proper rig again, aaah good times, I love riding.
iâm the âride black diamonds on a low end cross country hard tailâ kind of guy
LOL I've done that, sometimes I get a decent score, most of the time I can't even make it down without walking the bike through the worst sections.
lol me too
@@joshtracy2806 don't u dare call that bike on ur profile an "low end xc bike"
@@abdoole thats not my bike tho /:
I have a 2006 womens specialized rockhopper /:
@@abdoole Santa Cruz 5010? I can't tell. I'm guessing by the brand and color lol. They all look the same now!
Just a simple trail rider here, loving the Singletrack.
With a bit of enduro mixed in
Hello, yes :)
Blake: "trail is all about short travel bikes" shows spectral with 160mm of travel...
what is long travel to you?
Exact my thoughts đ€Ł
Probably 180 or 190 lol
Sick bike tho
I have trail bike with 120/120mm suspension
This is very short or micro travel xD
390mm?
Missed XC, wearing the full lyrca, hunting KOMs, little to no suspension.
Suspension is for sissies.
Lycra đ no please đ€Ł
I want to see Blake with full lycra and shaved legs. Lol
@@robertstrobel7338 Do some digging, he's been in lycra in at least a couple videos. The GMBN gone roadie halloween video is one.
@@mrvwbug4423 I think it was the cyclecross video he had full lycra, but not not shaved legs.
Trail rider all the way for me :) its like everything combined and taken down to a chill enjoyable style designed for long term fun, low injury risk.
yeeww !
What best set up for new entry-level..?!
@@zzxx33mh any hardtail mountain bike with semi decent brakes will work well for a beginner. My first MTB was a $150 junker from dicks sporting goods. Got me out on the trails and fell in love from there.
same but sometimes when I'm going downhill I turn into a downhill rider
@@kalemollon1641 haha ;D
I'm the dorky looking kid trundling along on a clunker from the 1980s, his arrival announced well in advance by a chorus of thunks, klunks, pings, dings, clacks, and rattles.
Itâs Blake thatâs an immediate like
*Sad Neil noises*
Sad camera man noise
Si true!
Sad doddy noises
Thanks Neil did not this video. I would have skipped it asap
Do budget riders exist? I'm certainly one. I ride what I can afford. đ
My bike is called frankinstien.
That's me! It's only an expensive hobby if you make it one.
I've gone to all the trails I've wanted to with my FREE 15 speed road bike.
same
You can do that ive got some lucky deals but you can ride anyting on anyting
haha same, and we still have fun!
I'm the Dutch guy pretending to be a mountainbiker in a country where there are no mountains
I ride downhill on a $500 hardtail đđ and Iâm trying to save money for a new bike đ
I did that then traded up to $1200 bike, now years later Iâve worked my way up to stumperjumper Evo, and let me say you learn your way through bikes, when you get to high end bikes itâs like flying.
mee too with a 400⏠bike
What kind of bikes you guys using at that price point?
Good for you tho honestly, i see so many people on the trails that are obviously new to riding and yet sitting on $5,000, the bike doesnt make you faster, learn the skills untill the bike is the only thing keeping you slow, then upgrade, thats my take at least
@@F1reMaker1BTWIN MTB ROCKRIDER 340 ftw roughly under 200 xD i've changed the tires and seat
The most underrated part of this video is the music genres for each discipline. Spot on.
@Cole Norman Iso Indies - Deuce
To be fair though, while a love of metal, & oldschool hiphop may be essential for free ride, alot of freeriders also like Drum & Bass too.. ;)
@@danharvey3096 D&B you say? I'm a newb so idk what I am but I love me some Drum & Bass
How dare you blake... You count gravelt to mtb sport but you forget about xc
Yeah what a shame
đ€Ł Us trying to figure out if he actually just forgot... Or he's trolling for fun? đ€ What do you think? đ”ïžââïž
Yeah Iâm xc rider
Im actually dispointed Blakeđ
Gravel and XC are the same thing I guess đ€·ââïž
Just kidding đ
I like how Blake can be every genre
When i grow up, i just want to be Blake...
What type is a 43 year old parent who takes their kids trail riding, and now marvels how much better his 11 year old is than him?
I think I'm in that group as well ! Lol
@@jackblomquist3762 Might be a good series - biking with your kids, but with different ages. Riding with my 11 year old is one thing, but riding with my 15 year old cross country racer is entirely something else.
The cool type
A great Dad/Mom
Are you me?
Watching Blake show off the gear before he rides in that particular discipline is like choosing your character in a video game.
The skills and excellent comedy approach make this video a pleasure to watch! Thanks for the hard work.
Love the delivery and acting. Also love how I learned about each kind of riding and bike, just from the characters.
I fit in the "slow old guy you have to wait for at the end of every trail" category !!!
I have one of these guys in the group I ride with, he's the best though! It wouldn't be the same without him. I'm sure many in your group feel the same :)
That's my mum
You forgot the real MTB: XC (and marathon): long routes in different trails, from two track to single track. Smooth in the forest, really rocky in high mountain. Climbing and downhill equally. Summing up km and elevation.
Blake : The type of guy who can shred in every MTB genre.
Love the video , very entertaining while infomative. How things have are so much more complicated since the 80s. I got a MTB with 140m at the front, 120m at back, weighs 27lb and gets used for all the above, inc taking a ride on roads. Fast, agile, light but strong. Im an arounder rider, bit of smooth, bit of rough, with the odd jump here n there.
I'm a Trail / Adventurer
I like to ride in a direction I haven't been in yet, and look for trails on the way, go down paths to check out what's at the other end, or just find a nice creek to chill at for a bit
Same and hopefully I'll eventually gain immunity to nettles đ
Cheesy
... but shredding the whole way, right? The good life....
Same
Yep.
Pack a day, spend a day, point your bike "out", and see where the road, dirt, gravel, and trails take you.
Nothing quite like pedaling down the road, spotting a path to the side, mark your GPS, and pull down it, having no clue what's down there until you get there.
âWelcome back you beautiful peopleâ makes me smile everytime
'Welcome back you beautiful people'
My favourite introduction.
Thank you Blake Sampson and GMBN.
Thanks Blake for your interesting and entertaining comments and contents and especially positive and non offensive language, with no blaspheming, that wraps up your show in a clever way!
Xc riders: Sad XC noises
I felt that
Thatâs the sound of an electronic mech running out of juice
Xc isnât mountain biking tho
@@oligatenby447 how tho
Ye
I've rode every discipline and for me personally, XC is where it's at! Don't knock it until you try it! Some of the XC tracks I've raced you would think it was a DH track. It especially feels like DH when your riding it on 100mm travel hard tail đđđ
Hell yeah. It's all about speed, people rip XC for not being super slack and aggressive but you can outrun almost anyone on singletrack, and the faster you go the more fun it is
Iâm just a bike rider. My body is too beat up to do all that crazy stuff. You my friend I live threw your riding. Love the Chanel bro!
Your delivery is very entertaining!
I'm a Hardtail purist with a mixture of Trail, XC, & Downhill. Always wear jeans, high vis & I ride to my trails unlike most who drive.
Iâm in the poser genre. Know all the âcool lingoâ, have sick gear but have none of the skills.
Hahahahah shit foreal you ain't lying dude I feel the same, I just try as much as I can I'm not looking to get a rudbull sponsor
That's me without the sick gear
All the gear no idea
I am like you....but no cool lingo nor sick gear đ
Yuss I've found my peopleđlol
I could watch (and hear) Blake all day.
I'm the guy with the hardtail, no protective gear, likes going downhill as fast as possible, builds jumps with no plan of a landing and hits it as hard as possible, only occasionally blows out a tire, has gone though 4 chains in the past 6 months, and constantly has his bike in and out of the shop
i am none. because my bike costs about the same as his helmet
Same
Iâm somewhere in between enduro, trail and free rider
Me to
Same
same
thats called cross country.
@@wuyterio well not exactly. Cross country is more before trail and enduro. Not in between it
Totally agree that on different days I ride different ways. I honestly ride cross country trail or gravel most. We have lots of great features though do to awesome trail building volunteers (yes Iâve put in my hours too).
Since moving to Texas (and my age), Iâm confined to being mostly a gravel rider these days, with some occasional trail riding. I have travel quite a ways to do any trail riding. Forget anything with mountains. That would be a several day drive to make it to the closest mountains.
I'm a mix of trail freeride and endouro rider
Learn to use commas.
Learn to not be mean to people
I just want to see what Blake looks like without the edit at the start, heâd just be by himself dancing about on the spot, itâd look so funnyđđđ
Stoil Stoy4ev I mean if know one else was there, the trail rider would just be pointing and nothing will be there
Perfect video. Just what I needed to explain to my bike shop.Thanks Bruh.
I'm a hardtail trail/forest rider, love the satisfaction of completing a hard climb and love the nice fast downhills, but I also love the scenery when I'm taking it easy on the flat
Unfortunately, you forgot the Cross Country-Marathon rider. This kind of rider is very popular in the South of Europe, specially in Spain, Portugal and Italy. This is what I'am and it's a wonderful way for being self-sufficient without using any kind of horrible vehicle or ski-lift.
Carlos Menchén Jiménez
When I was racing in Alaska during the early 90s, it was all hardcore endurance XC. Long races and rides were the norm. I was very surprised when I learned the World Champ XC race was only 25 miles long. That was just the warm up for Alaska racers. Most of our races were in the 40+ mile range with some going up to 80-90 miles.
Driving downhill is recovery to get up the next mountain đ
Where's the "show up at the local illegal jump spot with friends, do some runs and then sit and smoke pot for the remaining 80% of time rider"?
đđđđđđ
Main category for under 18's đ
Ah, I remember those days. They were good.
Go to czech republic, every days life. XD XD
50to01 haha
Lurk hard
wow, didnât realize I am actually a fixed gear gravel rider. Why the heck am I watching a mountain bike channel?
Enjoying you guys vicariously I guess. đ
Thanks for the content, great fun! đ
I'm a hybrid rider. I love smashing through climbs and trails, but enjoy a lot of DH on my Commencal Clash Essential. 180 travel in the front, 170 in the rear. BEAST!
When gravel riders are more mountain bikers than xc đ
Riding gravel in mountains is one of the most weird thing, in the mtb world.
Putting a suspension fork doesn't turn in into mtb(not talking about the geometryof the frame cuz it's not that important).
jajaj
Blake: Doesn't mention the XC-rider (probably at least 30% of all mtb riders)
Also Blake: Now, what type of rider are you?
Comment section: Full of people telling they're XC-riders
Blake is a genius!
The number goes to 90% for XC in Argentina...
Yeah XC numbers kinda high in South Africa as well.
Great video as always. Me just an old trail rider with an old 26er bike start to enjoy riding at 40đđ€Ł
Great video! I am the 55-year-old Trail Rider who wishes gotten off the road bike a long time ago. :)
I'm 67 and gravel ride . You're representing gravel riders in a comical way. Some of us are old and not looking to get hip replacement surgery from a fall.
I'm the excuses rider: I don't ride like that cuz my bike isn't that good.
Lmao , exactly
Its Not About The Bike Its About The Rider
@@shanelocke13 it is about the biker too, but you can t ride without something safe and stable
@@shanelocke13 not all the time. My hardtail snapped in half. It was 80$
Yup, I bought a new bike for mtb(+bikepacking) to replace my 90s rigid 26 and I bought a .. rigid 29er, excuse rider for life! I just like to push my bike in the woods
I'm a all round mountain biker love my bike and really getting to know about my bike with the help from you guys thanks...
Iâm âtrailâ biker with hardtail (and one day with enduro bike) and âhybridâ biker
Just getting back into MTB after a 12 year absence. So as a relative born again newbie, I consider myself to be an XC/Blue Trail sort of guy, as I like to mingle with nature at an easy pace . Too old for downhill, not fit enough for enduro, and I don't have the finely trimmed beard, quirky fashion sense, or the coffee and cake baking knowledge of the hipster gravel bike set.
So if I do stop for a coffee, and cake, whilst out riding, I just follow my nose to find a cafe that offers a decent cuppa, and freshly baked by grandma carrot cake, or Victoria sponge. I also like the odd cream tea, jam first btw.
You forgot the âSeths Bike Hacksâ backyard trails, rides bike parks when available, and LOVES single track. Mid travel trail bike and a bmx that you take out a bit. Thatâs me
Yeah bud
I'm definitely more of a Trail Rider lol awesome video đđ
Iâm the downhill guy, but on a steel no suspension bike that has only 1 v-brake at the rear wheel. Also, a Pluto helmet I got at my last time on Disneyland. Ready to send them all!
The one who wants but canât afford a full suspension (cough) me
Same Here Man But Enjoy What Youve Got
Lol I finally got one after a year of saving up
IMO the rear suspension isn't really necessary. If you can't afford to spend 2000+ USD on some full sus bike, just get a solid XC hardtail with tubeless tires, a nice drivetrain and brakes, maybe carbon too.
@@diviscadilek1764 I ride a hardtail and I fell shaking on even the slightest unevenness on improvised roads, so full suspension is highly recommended for hardcore off-road ride
Same here
Got a Hardtail Enduro bike, but dress like a Trail Dude!
@@Underdoglemon Dartmoor Hornet 27.5 2018 Red Devil
You think about it too much
@@Cous1nJack Not that much, happy with my outfit
I have same bike. Dartmoor Hornet. I use it for downhill and enduro. Great bike! Learned my wheelies on this on first week.
Despite being new to MTBing, I'm a DH/TR combo; maximum protection, a camelback with all the essentials, and medium suspension setup and discovering going fast is fun :)
Best explanation ever!
Iâm a trail rider/ XC/ marathon rider. Canât believe they didnât get Blake to wear full Lycra đ€Ł. Totally gonna be on the look out for Hipster Gravel riders grazing on berries đ€Ș
As you said in the end, I can't really decide me either!!
I'm the "I ride my 20 year old Scott 26' hard tail like a gravel bike with the saddle higher than the handle bar and smoke road bike riders on the uphill" type of rider.
i like it all so i guess i'm a mountain biker ;)
Trail on XC Trails, most of the time. Learning jumping, my favourite types of trails are flow with some tabletops. Hardtail only right now. I miss having the 160/160 full suspension.
Yeah, im a trail rider. All about smooth and easy fun riding in the woods :)
LOL! Love the ending!
XC Racing all the way đČ đš Iâve got a race tomorrow and Iâm absolutely pumped! Love GMBN and hope to see some more awesome content soon!
Good luck dude!
@@rupedog thanks, Bro!
Donât forget the race snake XC/marathon weight weenies (I used to be that now age and mid section dictate more âtrailâ)
Let's get Neil on that video! We love XC and marathon riding. Blake and Rich will actually be doing a long ride soon hopefully!
There must be a "Blake is only allowed to be seen in lycra x times a year" clause in his contract hehe.
I do recall seeing Blake in a skinsuit in a past halloween video, he looked ready to go blasting around a velodrome at mach chicken.
Trail / EVERYDAY Rider, thatâs ME on my Trek 2021 Roscoe 6 with EVERY component upgraded (Made it my OWN & LOVE it).. đșđž
I'm exactly a freerider. What I wear and my bikes suspension just is perfect
Iâm the kind of rider that rides what i can afford
You missed the most important part about the hipster gravel rider: the man bun (also known as garbage bag haircut)...
Where did the XC guys go btw but we've got gravel...?
Thx for this video explained everything for me but I am Enduro/freerider
I'm a only been doing it for a couple of years type of rider but I love it.
100% the enduro/trail riderđđ€(I'm not a great rider but I definitely put in a lot of miles)
5:00 I like the djent in the back
Blake you forgot the dirt jumper and the xc rider . Also the beginner , the hardtail shredder and also the commuter. And the e biker
left out the dirt jumpers, and some even bmx at the freeride parks
Adventure MTB, all in one đ„
Hey where is Blake's Canyon Sender??
And where is the xc racer??
Canyon just released a new sender, so it's probably either in the mail, or blake doesn't get one anymore, especially given how expensive the new sender is.
@@5tr4nge75 Blake wouldn't have to worry about how expensive it is because he's sponsored by canyon so he would get the bike free
Hey Blake! Good Day, I would like to say that I am a TRAIL RIDERđ, I just wanna enjoy the trail with beautiful nature and perfect weather!
I am a 'Wherever my bike can take me' Rider. I took my ridgit Giant Boulder places it was never meant to go a few times, but now I have a suspension bike so my arms and spine won't be numb for days later ;-)
No XC?
XC (and hipster gravel rider is simply XC rider who is not sure enough in his own manhood to wear tight lycra)!
Also likely too afraid to try dangerous things!
Yep. Many gravel riders I know think they're "too cool for MTB". They ride a very low level MTB intended for city use then think that's all there is to MTB. Funny pretentious people.
Alican GĂŒl Although truth be told I donât think they are especially bad as mountain bikers only, I thing itâs simply one part of general lameness of hipsters.
smoot and amazing production..
I'm a hardtail rider from the 26'er days when you were either a crosscountry or downhill dude. 8 years ago I bought a cyclocross bike and have made it my main ride, doing all my favourite trails whether single track or technical, wearing roadie nix and jersey with all my gear in back pockets unless its a 100k marathon ride. So I kind of have a foot in a few of your groups but not solidly in any of them
Iâm the âno car so rides 5km to the train station to get to the trailsâ guy
Trail Rider who ain't afraid of an Enduro descent! surprised you missed out the XC crowd though, considering what a huge crowd they are...
Im the beginner on mtb and getting pretty dam good. I ride a 2022 trek marlin 5 that's modded out. I wear active wear pants n a t-shirt with a mtb helmet full finger gloves n mtb style glasses with vans sneakers. I was riding a specialized allez before this but had many different bikes. I always was a mtb guy at heart. I moved close to these mtb trails n all I think about is mtb. I love the feeling of going down a crazy hill full of roots that can make you otb. But when you nail it that feeling is awesome! I also like climbing as well!
Trail rider is the most chill I would say, itâs a mix of all of them