hi I’m Eric Porter I’m a professional mountain biker and I’m gonna teach you
mountain biker and I’m gonna teach you
mountain biker and I’m gonna teach you how to get started with mountain biking
I love mountain biking cuz it’s a great
I love mountain biking cuz it’s a great way to get away from everything get out
way to get away from everything get out
way to get away from everything get out into the woods ride your bike challenge
into the woods ride your bike challenge
into the woods ride your bike challenge yourself and have a great time you’ll
yourself and have a great time you’ll
yourself and have a great time you’ll want to check out your bike before you
want to check out your bike before you
want to check out your bike before you ride you want to make sure you have
ride you want to make sure you have
ride you want to make sure you have enough tire pressure
enough tire pressure
enough tire pressure make sure your chain is lubed and not
make sure your chain is lubed and not
make sure your chain is lubed and not squeaky and then go through the gears
squeaky and then go through the gears
squeaky and then go through the gears and make sure it’s shifting properly
and make sure it’s shifting properly
and make sure it’s shifting properly after ride it’s a good idea to look over
after ride it’s a good idea to look over
after ride it’s a good idea to look over your bike as well make sure it’s
your bike as well make sure it’s
your bike as well make sure it’s generally in good working order before
generally in good working order before
generally in good working order before you hang it up for the day if you get in
you hang it up for the day if you get in
you hang it up for the day if you get in over your head with maintenance or don’t
over your head with maintenance or don’t
over your head with maintenance or don’t know what you’re doing
know what you’re doing
know what you’re doing feel free to take it into your local
feel free to take it into your local
feel free to take it into your local bike shop and they’ll be more than happy
bike shop and they’ll be more than happy
bike shop and they’ll be more than happy to help you out and teach you a little
to help you out and teach you a little
to help you out and teach you a little bit more about it pumptrack is a great
bit more about it pumptrack is a great
bit more about it pumptrack is a great way to improve your mountain bike skills
way to improve your mountain bike skills
way to improve your mountain bike skills when you’re not on the trail and what
when you’re not on the trail and what
when you’re not on the trail and what that is is usually a fairly small track
that is is usually a fairly small track
that is is usually a fairly small track that’s rollers and berms and you’re
that’s rollers and berms and you’re
that’s rollers and berms and you’re gonna basically push your bike through
gonna basically push your bike through
gonna basically push your bike through the bottoms of these rollers and pull
the bottoms of these rollers and pull
the bottoms of these rollers and pull them up over the top and you’re working
them up over the top and you’re working
them up over the top and you’re working those rollers to gain speed
those rollers to gain speed
those rollers to gain speed the reason pumping is so important is
the reason pumping is so important is
the reason pumping is so important is that you can transfer that onto a trail
that you can transfer that onto a trail
that you can transfer that onto a trail pump through dips in the trail and carry
pump through dips in the trail and carry
pump through dips in the trail and carry more speed which means less pedaling the
more speed which means less pedaling the
more speed which means less pedaling the best way to find a place to ride your
best way to find a place to ride your
best way to find a place to ride your mountain bike is on MTB project comm and
mountain bike is on MTB project comm and
mountain bike is on MTB project comm and that’s going to send you straight to all
that’s going to send you straight to all
that’s going to send you straight to all of the best riding places based on your
of the best riding places based on your
of the best riding places based on your current location that has the full trail
current location that has the full trail
current location that has the full trail rating system has pictures from most
rating system has pictures from most
rating system has pictures from most trails a profile that shows how much
trails a profile that shows how much
trails a profile that shows how much you’re climbing and descending and a
you’re climbing and descending and a
you’re climbing and descending and a nice map that is downloaded on your
nice map that is downloaded on your
nice map that is downloaded on your phone as well there’s a few things to
phone as well there’s a few things to
phone as well there’s a few things to talk about regarding trail etiquette
talk about regarding trail etiquette
talk about regarding trail etiquette always yield to the uphill rider just
always yield to the uphill rider just
always yield to the uphill rider just pull over and let them on by they’re
pull over and let them on by they’re
pull over and let them on by they’re climbing and they’re working hard you
climbing and they’re working hard you
climbing and they’re working hard you want to be respectful of the trail you
want to be respectful of the trail you
want to be respectful of the trail you don’t want to be skidding all over the
don’t want to be skidding all over the
don’t want to be skidding all over the place or cutting corners or anything
place or cutting corners or anything
place or cutting corners or anything like that stay on the trail keep a
like that stay on the trail keep a
like that stay on the trail keep a single track the trails don’t build
single track the trails don’t build
single track the trails don’t build themselves check out your local
themselves check out your local
themselves check out your local volunteer Trail days and go help now
volunteer Trail days and go help now
volunteer Trail days and go help now that you know a little bit about trail
that you know a little bit about trail
that you know a little bit about trail etiquette how to find trails and how to
etiquette how to find trails and how to
etiquette how to find trails and how to take care of your bike go out there and
take care of your bike go out there and
take care of your bike go out there and have some fun
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