Thinking Of Buying A Hardtail? Here’s What You Need To Know

The humble hardtail has long been known as the mountain bike for beginners to start on, expert riders to hone their skills with and XC racers to take between the tapes on courses around the world - but is there more to them than meets the eye? Here are Anna and Blake with some things you should know before you take the plunge and buy a hardtail MTB of your own! ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - All about simplicity 1:33 - A great way to improve your style 2:10 - They can help you save money 3:01 - Great for climbing 3:40 - They can be unforgiving 4:39 - They’re versatile 5:29 - Which upgrades to choose 6:15 - Suspension setup tips Useful Links: Watch The UCI MTB World Series Elite Racing On GCN 👉 Racing Highlights & More On GMBN Racing 👉 Watch Shorts on GMBN 👉 Latest Offers In Our Shop! 👉 Ride with us at the Global Bike Festival 👉 Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 Sign-up to our newsletter 👉 Are you thinking of buying a hardtail? If you’ve already got one, what’s your top hardtail tip? Let us know below 👇 Watch more on GMBN... 📹 Watch Blake race his hardtail in the EWS 👉 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 📹 Watch our weekly show, The Dirt Shed Show 👉 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Acai Bowl - Timothy Infinite Chronoshifting - Guustavv Lost in the Dark - Aiyo #GMBN #GlobalMountainBikeNetwork #MTB #MountainBiking The Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) is the world’s largest and fastest-growing online mountain bike channel and community – and your destination for the best mountain bike content in the world. GMBN is dedicated to inspiring and unlocking your riding potential. Our videos cater to fans of every mountain bike discipline: from mile-munching cross-country (XC) riders, through adrenaline-fuelled dirt jumpers, gravity-hungry downhillers or aspiring enduro racers, and beyond. Every day of every month, our ex-pro presenting team are on hand to entertain and inspire you while also providing a uniquely qualified insight into the world of mountain biking. Every week we deliver original daily videos that include: Adventurous and entertaining features Mountain bike skills coaching Technical advice and guidance Mechanical know-how to keep you rolling A place for the riding community with our weekly Dirt Shed Show Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: Nukeproof Bikes: Orbea Bikes: Park Tool: Smith Helmets & Eyewear: Crankbrothers Pedals: Shimano Footwear: Ergon: Vittoria Tires: FSA: Spank: Topeak: Garmin: Peaty’s Products: Wahoo: Komoot: Worx Power Tools: CamelBak: Watch our sister channels: GMBN Racing - GMBN Tech - Electric Mountain Bike Network - GMBN auf Deutsch - Global Cycling Network - GCN Tech - GCN Racing - Global Triathlon Network - GCN Italia - GCN en Espanol - GCN auf Deutsch - GCN en Francais - GCN Japan - GCN Training -