Things We Should Ban In MTB!

We love mountain bikes, mountain biking, and bike life in general! But there are a few things some of us think we should ban in MTB to make it a better place. In this video, Blake Samson is joined by Owen AKA one of our in-house mechanics and ex-World Cup race mechanics to voice the things they think MTB needs to ban! ⏱ Timestamps 👇 00:00 - Intro 00:33 - Braking Bumps 01:19 - Badly Build North Shore Features 02:44 - Long Straights Into 90° Turns 03:27 - New Bikes Every Year 04:42 - Press Fit Bottom Brackets 05:03 - Cross Country Riders Doing Whips 05:49 - Skin Suits In Racing 06:52 - Moaning / Complaining 08:20 - Drop-Bar Off-Road Bikes Useful Links: Watch The UCI MTB World Series Elite Racing On GCN 👉 NEW Sunset Ridge Casuals! 👉 Racing Highlights & More On GMBN Racing 👉 Watch Shorts on GMBN 👉 Ride with us at the Global Bike Festival 👉 Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 Sign-up to our newsletter 👉 Is there anything you would ban in MTB? Was it something on Blake and Owen’s list? 🤔 Let us know 👇 Watch more on GMBN... 📹 How Have Enduro Bikes Changed? 👉 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 📹 Watch our weekly show, The Dirt Shed Show 👉 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound Stay Where You Are - Matt Large #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: 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 -