– We have a special bike here. This is Steve Peat’s Santa Cruz 5010 CC Pro Bike Check. Specifically built for Sea Otter Dual Slalom. (upbeat techno music) So we’re going to start off with the heart of the bike. It’s the frame, it’s a large. He’s a big guy, he normally runs an extra
– Leg shaving. Gear ratios. Maximum heart rate calculations and riding to the local shops in lycra. This all coming up on this weeks Ask GCN Anything. – It certainly is, but the first question is in relation to indoor training. A pertinent subject this time of the year of course and it comes from
– When it comes to gettin’ better on the bike, there really is no replacement for gettin’ out and riding as often as you can. But here are a few other things to think about as you’re tryin’ to improve, every time you ride. (intense music) – Pushing yourself. If you’re not constantly pushing yourself
– Looking after a mountain bike is really important. In order to do that, you’re going to need some tools. Now tools can be very expensive and of course we’ve got a huge array of tools at our disposal here to show you how to use them all. But you need to start somewhere. So,
– In a recent video we talked about how much of a benefit you could get by getting more aero on your bike even when you are climbing. However, that was using an online bike calculator. – That’s right. So we decided that we’d actually better come and test it out in real life so
– Hi everyone, Neil Donoghue here from GMBN, and to today we are at Bike Park Wales for a challenge. Now the best mountain bikers in the world are often the ones that make riding look effortless. When it comes to covering terrain fast, the best mountain bike racers are the ones that just seem
– So were here at the World Enduro Series. I’m going to take a walk of the pits to talk to some of the pro mechanics to ask what it takes to look after a bike at an EWS race. (Music plays) I’m with Todd from SRAM Rockshox. You look after everyone’s bikes. From amateurs
(dirt scraping) – Welcome back you beautiful people. Now today we’re going to be exploring the linguistics of mountain biking. Yes, the language that has been somewhat developed over the years through the mountain bike community. Now, kick it off with the first one, Richard. – That’s quite right, Blake. Today we’re going to be
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– If we look like we’ve just done Parriere Bay, we kind of have. This morning we set out from the Arenberg Forest to look at the final 100k’s of this year’s race, a video which you will hopefully see soon, if it’s not out already. But now we’ve arrived here at Carefore De Labe,